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Art is on exhibit at the Bondurant City Hall from the Des Moines Art Center. Stop by anytime during business hours to admire these pieces.
1. Claude Monet Rocher du Lion, Rocher a Belle-Ile (Lion Rock, Rocks at Belle-Ile) 1886 Oil on canvas. Purchase with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts Trust; Nathan Emory Coffin Collection of the Des Moines Art Center, 1961.42
Monet is the most well-known painter of Impressionism - a style of painting that began in France in the early 1860s. These artists started painting pictures outside and in the streets, rather than in their studios. They wanted to capture the light, weather, and color of specific moments in time. Because light conditions are always changing, they had to work very quickly, using quick brushstrokes of paint.
2. Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) Don Manuel Garcia de La Prada ca. 1810 Oil on canvas. Purchased with funds from the Coffi Fine Arts Trust; Nathan Emory Coffin Collection of the Des Moines Art Center, 1963.15
Two hundred years ago, Goya was an in-demand portrait painter in Spain. He painted this work with his friend, Don Prada and his dog. Although his clothes are made from velvet and silk, Goya shows the man in a simple space next to plain furniture, suggesting he is practical and down-to-earth. He places his hand affectionately on the dog, who is likely a loyal companion much like our pets today.
3. Mary Cassatt (American, active France, 1844-1926) Gathering Fruit 1893 Drypoint soft-ground etching and colored aquatint on off-white, medium weight, slightly textured paper. Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; purchased with funds from the Mildred M. Bohen Deaccessioning Fund, 1999.6
Women and children spending time together was the main subject of Mary Cassatt's work. In her lifetime, this was sometimes looked down upon by her male colleagues, but she is now seen as a major artist who celebrated the bond between caregivers and children. Here, she uses colors and patterns to create an engaging scene of plants and people enjoying the sun.
4. Frederick Carl Frieseke The Hour of Tea Before 1916 Oil on canvas. Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Florence L. Carpenter, 1941.11
The Hour of Tea presents a vision of a leisurely afternoon in a sunny garden. Almost the entire image focuses on the play of sunlight on the clothes, skin, and umbrellas of the young women and men having tea. The woman in the hat looks out at the viewer, as if they have just walked up to join the party.
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This project is a collaborative project between the City of Bondurant and the Des Moines Art Center, a cultural partner of Bravo Greater Des Moines.