"In the turbulent years after the first world war when artistic experiment flourished, critics were intrigued by the mysteriously named modernist Tour Donas. There is a kind of charm in Tour Donas's work that we are not accustomed to seeing in painters of his school, wrote one, a kind of gentle timidity that seems to reveal a feminine sensitivity. His work, was in fact, her work; namely Marthe Donas, a Belgian who had taken a gender-neutral name to get on in the male-dominated art world."
"The exhibition, which opens on Saturday at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA) in Antwerp, showcases 55 of her works, from cubist paintings in warm colours, shimmering impressions of textiles, to flatter abstract pieces. Donas is in the company of Archipenko and La Section d'Or, a pan-European association of artist and writers, who aspired to promote modernism without cliques or manifestos."
Marthe Donas adopted the gender-neutral name Tour Donas to navigate a male-dominated art world and achieved a brief, dazzling modernist career before falling into obscurity. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts (KMSKA) in Antwerp will present 55 works spanning warm-coloured cubist paintings, shimmering textile impressions and flatter abstract pieces. Donas is shown alongside Alexander Archipenko and members of La Section d'Or, a pan-European association that promoted modernism without cliques or manifestos. The exhibition emphasizes an elegant form of abstraction that balances innovation with a hunger for classical beauty. The Dance (1918–19) was rediscovered in Japan for the show.
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