1929: Audrey Hepburn's Birth, Carrà's Return to Figuration, Goncharova's Crisis
A 2019 exhibition at Galleria Vanderborght in Brussels, 'Intimate Audrey', marks the 90th anniversary of Audrey Hepburn's birth in Ixelles, displaying hundreds of unpublished photos, personal items, and memorabilia. The article also highlights Carlo Carrà's return to figurative painting after WWI, exemplified by his work 'Vigilia di Pasqua' (1929-37), and a show at Farsettiarte in Cortina (7 Aug–1 Sep 2019) aiming to revive interest in interwar Italian art. Additionally, 1929 was a crisis year for Natalia Goncharova: Diaghilev's death on 19 August dissolved the Ballets Russes, the October Wall Street crash reduced her fashion commissions, and financial strain forced her to teach and illustrate for 'Le Populaire'. A retrospective at Palazzo Strozzi, 'Natalia Goncharova tra Gauguin, Matisse e Picasso' (28 Sep 2019–12 Jan 2020), later celebrated her avant-garde legacy.
Key facts
- Galleria Vanderborght presents 'Intimate Audrey' until 25 August 2019 in Hepburn's birthplace at rue Keyenveld, Brussels.
- Audrey Hepburn was born in 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, and died in 1993 in Tolochenaz.
- Carlo Carrà's 'Vigilia di Pasqua' (1929-37) exemplifies the return to figurative painting after WWI.
- Farsettiarte in Cortina hosts a show from 7 August to 1 September 2019 on interwar Italian art.
- Natalia Goncharova faced a crisis in 1929 due to Diaghilev's death and the Wall Street crash.
- Diaghilev died on 19 August 1929 in Venice, leading to the dissolution of the Ballets Russes.
- Goncharova created illustrations for the socialist newspaper 'Le Populaire' to cope financially.
- Palazzo Strozzi's retrospective 'Natalia Goncharova tra Gauguin, Matisse e Picasso' runs 28 Sep 2019–12 Jan 2020.
Entities
Artists
- Audrey Hepburn
- Carlo Carrà
- Ottone Rosai
- Natalia Goncharova
- Mikhail Larionov
- Paul Gauguin
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Umberto Boccioni
- Sergei Diaghilev
- Colette
- Colonel de Basil
Institutions
- Galleria Vanderborght
- Farsettiarte
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Ballets Russes
- Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo
- Vogue
- Le Populaire
- Givenchy
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Ixelles
- rue Keyenveld
- Tolochenaz
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- United States
- Cortina
- Italy
- Venice
- Paris
- France
- Moscow
- Russia
- Galleria Statale Tretyakov
- Londra
- Covent Garden