“Eduard Angeli: Cities on Water” Debuts at the Four Arts

On view beginning February 4, this showcase marks the Austrian artist's first solo exhibition in the United States

The Last Tide by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist
The Last Tide by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist

The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach will unveil “Eduard Angeli: Cities on Water” at the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building February 4. On view through April 2, this showcase marks Angeli’s first solo exhibition in the United States.

The Austrian artist began summering in Venice, Italy, in 2002 and moved to the city in 2004. Before Venice, Angeli had lived and painted in Istanbul and St. Petersburg. The 18 large works on view in this exhibition represent motifs from these three cities. The works presented include loans from the Albertina in Vienna, which hosted an extensive retrospective of his work in 2017.

St. Isaac’s Cathedral in a White Night by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist
St. Isaac’s Cathedral in a White Night by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist

“Eduard Angeli: Cities on Water” is curated by Philip Rylands, president and CEO of the Society of the Four Arts, and is organized by the Four Arts. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog with a text on Angeli’s work by Rylands and will be available at the Customer Service desk.

“Eduard Angeli is a landscape painter. His preferred medium is charcoal drawing. His motifs are derived from nature, but do not copy it. Instead, they convey ‘ideas’ or realities beyond appearances: ideas that Descartes would classify as ‘accidental’ and which, when we look at his works, evoke in us uncanny sensations and impressions,” said Rylands. “Angeli’s works connect to the expressive and representational forms of 19th century symbolism and the ‘metaphysical’ painting of Giorgio de Chirico. In particular, his somber, deserted scenes, reflecting what commentators on the art of Edward Hopper call ‘the loneliness thing’, express a delicious, sentimental melancholy, just like de Chirico’s paintings.”

The Balcony by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist
The Balcony by Eduard Angeli. Courtesy of the artist

Admission is $10 for non-members and free for members and children aged 14 and younger. Tickets may be purchased in advance via The Four Arts app, online, or by calling (561) 655-7226. Same-day tickets are available in-person at the galleries entrance inside the O’Keeffe Building, and walk-ins are encouraged.

Docents will provide free 45-minute tours every Wednesday and Saturday at 11 a.m. (reservations not required, tour included in exhibition admission). To schedule a group tour (10-30 participants), click here.

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