Imagined Lives: Alison Watt at the Frick

By: Ng, Aimee

Presents new paintings by Alison Watt inspired by Anthony van Dyck's portraits of Frans Snyders and his wife (ca. 1620)

This book accompanies an exhibition of six new paintings by the Scottish artist Alison Watt. Watt's stunning canvases are inspired by the paired portraits by Anthony van Dyck of his friend and fellow artist Frans Snyders and his wife Margareta de Vos, respectively (both The Frick Collection, ca. 1620). For this series, Watt paints in meticulous detail objects inspired by the historic works, creating intimate renderings of everyday items that evoke the human stories of Van Dyck's sitters. The paintings' flat backgrounds in subtle, neutral tones change dramatically in different light environments and give her alluring canvases a quality both photographic and surreal.

Distributed for Paul Holberton Publishing

Exhibition schedule:

The Frick Collection, New York
(28 April - 2 August 2027)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1917976283
• ISBN13: 9781917976282
• Release Date: July 2027
• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages