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The long-awaited Delacroix<\/em> exhibition had nearly 540,000 visitors when it showed in Paris over the summer. This showing broke attendance records at the already-beloved Louvre. Now the work of renowned artist Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix has come to New York and is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/a> The exhibition is a collaboration between the two institutions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nineteenth-century Romantic painter Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix led an artistic charge with his animated brushstrokes and attention given to emotion in his paintings. Nearly 150 works \u2013 paintings, drawings, prints and manuscripts, many of which have never been shown in the U.S. \u2013 will be on view through January 6, 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Delacroix<\/em> attempts to clarify the work and life of the artist by organizing the exhibited pieces into three categories: the formative years of Delacroix\u2019s career (1820s), his exploration of historical themes (1830s and on) and his growing interest in nature during his final years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recognized as he may be, this is the first major Delacroix retrospective ever in North America. A true \u201cRomantic,\u201d his works mostly revolved around nature, literature, history and religion. He was also greatly influenced by his trip to Morocco, which produced one of his most famous works, \u201cWomen of Algiers,\u201d also on display.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n His use of color, and his constant search for something new, inspired the likes of Baudelaire and Van Gogh. Delacroix\u2019s still lifes were also influential, as they held emotion over most, and were in some ways a precursor of Impressionism. His “Basket of Flowers” still life was conserved for the exhibition by removing a layer of old varnish to reveal Delacroix’s original color composition. “Christ in the Garden of Olives” was also cleaned especially for the show.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also on view at the Met is a related exhibition titled Devotion to Drawing: The Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix<\/em>, which remains on view at The Met through November 12. Devotion<\/em> will take a closer look at Delacroix\u2019s work as a draftsman with a display of about 130 drawings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Delacroix-Faust-plate-1-Mephistopheles-Aloft-1826-27-843x1024.jpg\")
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