Collections, Bruno Zupan Public Collections American Family Life Assurance Corporation American Ballet Theater Bank of America The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia Colquitt County Arts Center, Moultrie, Georgia Columbus Bank and Trust Company Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia Macon Museum of Art Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, S.C. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Museo de Arte de la Cartuja, Valldemossa Museo de Mallorca
Natasha, Bruno and Sallie at the opening of the Velázquez Exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Oklahoma City Museum of Art Philatelic Museum, Palais des Nations, Geneva Schlumberger Corporation Synovus Financial Corp. Total System Services UN Headquarters, New York Valladarez Foundation Morris Museum, Augusta, Georgia Musée du Château d’Ars, La Châtre, France Maneuver Center of Excellence, Main Headquaarters Building, Ft. Benning Georgia
Private Collections S.A.R. Doña Pilar de Borbón
United States Senator Robert Corker
Tom Brokaw
The Rockefeller Collection
Colleen Dewherst
Condes de Montrico
Margot Fonteyn
The Rothschild Collection
Frederick Franklin
Sheikha Alia Mubarak Al Sabah George C. Scott
Jerry Hermann
Hedrick Smith
Marion Javits
The Swarovski Family of Austria
Erica Jong Prince and Princess Michael of Kent Bruno Magli
Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemiza Jacques Valenti Terry Vanderbuilt
Natasha Makarova HRH Princess Grace of Monaco
Li Xiannian, President of the People’s Republic of China
The Perl Collection
Dr.Simon Suen, Hong Kong
Photographs by Joe Paull www.tenoutproductions.com Printed in Italy by Grafiche Gelli www.grafichegelli.it
Introduction from Sallie Hirshberg It has been my honor and privilege to represent the work of renowned contemporary impressionist, Bruno Zupan over the last fifteen years. As one of the finest artists working in the style today, Bruno’s work continues to evolve and captivate viewers. Born in Slovenia, he spent three years in Paris before coming to the United States as a young, enthusiastic painter, and had his first exhibition here at Boston College. Now, as he celebrates his 76th birthday, his career has come full circle as we celebrate his most recent body of work and the Museum of Fine Art honors Bruno as the only living artist to receive special participation in the prestigious Art in Bloom exhibit. In the top echelon of American art museums, this is a tremendous honor. Prior to his association with the MFA, Bruno has had a long list of museum exhibitions throughout the course of his dynamic career. His work has been featured at the Columbus Museum of Art, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the Philatelic Museum, the Palais de Nations in Geneva, and the Château d’Ars in France. Additionally, his work is part of numerous important private collections, including the Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Rothschild family collections, just to name a few. It is not surprising that Bruno’s work has garnered much critical acclaim over the years. An impressionist at heart, Bruno’s exquisite city scenes and sweeping vistas have always captivated viewers, reminding them of familiar and exotic places. Bruno’s affinity for color enhances vibrant memories, visions, and associations of place. His brushwork is invigorated and loose, while his unique spatter technique updates the traditional impressionist style. Glistening like light through the canvas is Bruno’s signature 23 ½ karat gold leaf work, which adds a lively shimmer to his full sun canvases and quiet effervescence to his night scenes. This year we are also honored to have Natasha Zupan. A Yale graduate, Natasha Zupan has taken after her father as an artist, working in mixed media, oil, and wax materials. In the show, both artists show side by side and their influence on each other is apparent and quite noteworthy. From her father, Natasha has inherited a bold jewel-toned color palette as she incorporates fabrics and figurative forms into her work. But Natasha’s more contemporary style has recently influenced her father’s work as well. Bruno’s most recent work gives us a closer perspective of each subject. As he hones in on a particular image, a familiar form becomes more obscured and his thick impastoed paint seems to leap from the canvas; the result is reminiscent of Natasha’s thickly texturized, sculptural surfaces with Bruno’s own masterful touch. It is truly unique to find such mutual respect, talent, and constant evolution within a single artistic family. We are pleased to showcase Zupan and Zupan together in this extraordinarily colorful and imaginative exhibition and look forward to the next phase of their impressive careers. Cover: Night Flows to the Charles River, Oil on canvas, 51x51 inches.