Art Lecture Series
by Dom Taglialatella
Dom Taglialatella, Tella Fine Art
Captivating an audience at the prestigious
Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL.
Mr. Taglialatella shares his extensive knowledge and passion for art through engaging lectures...
A lifelong proponent of learning, Mr. Taglialatella has mentored generations of gallerists and is a much sought-after educator and lecturer. Admired for his vast knowledge, audiences have grown to love his accessible, trademark raconteur style. He has lectured at a variety of universities, museums and art exhibitions in America and Europe. In recent years he has given a series of over 20 lectures attended by many thousands of people at one of the most prestigious country clubs in the country, Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach.
Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach
Taglialatella Lecture Series, 11th Season
Lecture
(No. 01)
Print Lecture
This lecture one is an overview of the art world and covers different mediums of art, oil
paintings, works on paper, and limited editions, as well as advice about collecting: the advantages, risks, “how to”, judging, and sources, such as dealers, auctions, and ads.
Lecture
(No. 02)
Van Gogh: A Life in 67 days
This lecture is devoted to Vincent Van Gogh and the last 67 Days of his life in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Lecture
(No. 03)
Warhol and the American Pop Art Movement
This lecture discussed Warhol and the American Pop Art Movement led by Andy Warhol.
Lecture
(No. 04)
A Walk in the South of France with Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Matisse
This lecture is an inspirational walk through the South of France, an art historical travelogue
focusing on Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Matisse. This presentation focuses on the art and history of the region as well as the sights, experiences and recommendations of a passionate cultural traveler.
Lecture
(No. 05)
Haring and Basquiat from the Street to Wall Street
An art market case study explores the lives and legacies of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. This slide presentation examines the art as well the myths and realities of the brief lives of two of the biggest names in the contemporary art market. The discussion includes an overview of the spectacular rise of Street Art as an art historical successor to the Pop Art movement.
Lecture
(No. 06)
Summers with the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
The moment of Impressionism marked the rise of new life of leisure taking hold in and around Paris. Modern rail networks radiating from Paris created new possibilities for weekend and holiday travel which became an important theme for the Impressionist.
This art history travelogue features an overview of Mr. Taglialatella’s favorite artists and
the places they traveled and painted.
Lecture
(No. 07)
Van Gogh &Gauguin: Two Months of Turmoil in Arles
An overview of one of the most dramatic moments in art history, the brief and intense
few weeks that Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived and worked together in the
South of France.
Lecture
(No. 08)
Great Women Collectors: American Women That Shaped the 20th Century
This lecture examines some of the most colorful and important collectors of the 20th
century. The great women that forged our cultural heritage including the Stein’s, the
Cone sisters of Baltimore, Isabella Stewart Garner of Boston and Louise Havemeyer of
New York, and even Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Lecture
(No. 09)
Abstract Expressionism: Artists that Forged a New Era in American Art
This lecture is an introduction to the first great American art movement of the post-war
world, including the leading artists and critics that shifted the center of gravity of the
western art world from Paris to New York City.
Lecture
(No. 10)
Rembrandt, Vermeer, and the Golden Age of Dutch Painting
Dom Taglialatella will give a lively presentation on the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, a time when the young Dutch Republic took the world by storm in commerce, culture and science!
Lecture
(No. 11)
Picasso, Just the Facts
In his inimitable style, Dominic Taglialatella will present a straight forward overview of
the life and significance of the most important artist of the first half of the 20 th century.
This chronological examination simply explains each stage of Picasso’s life and artistic
development.
Lecture
(No. 12)
Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam: CoBrA, the Most Important European Art Movement of the Post-War Years
Dom Taglialatella will be presenting a very personal history of his first-hand travels and experiences representing the major figures of the most important European Art Movement of the post war years, the CoBrA Movement.
Lecture
(No. 13)
Michelangelo, Bernini, & Rodin
From the Italian Renaissance through the birth of Modernism. Mr. Taglialatella examines the
lives and legacies of three of Europe’s most important artists with a particular emphasis on how these artists shaped the public spaces in some of our favorite travel destinations.
Lecture
(No. 14)
Art World and the Business of Art
Reflecting on his decades in the world of art, Mr. Taglialatella shares some common sense
observations and insights on collecting and investing in fine art.
Lecture
(No. 15)
Mural Painting High Renaissance to Present
Art in public spaces has been a feature of humanity from time immemorial. Mr. Taglialatella
examines some important highlights in the history of mural paining, with a special emphasis on the 20th Century and the contemporary Street Art movement.
Lecture
(No. 16)
Surrealism, the Origin Story
Dom Taglialatella discusses Surrealism, one of the defining cultural movements of the 20th century and how it influenced art and literature, originating in Paris in the 1920’s. Mr. Taglialatella will briefly introduce the lives and work of the principal artists of Surrealism; from the early pioneers such as Andre Másson, Max Ernst, Joan Miró and Man Ray, to later arrivals like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte that re-energized the movement in the early 1930’s.
Lecture
(No. 17)
Joseph Duveen, the British Art Dealer Behind America’s Great Collections
Dom Taglialatella recounts the life and legacy of Joseph Duveen, arguably the most important art dealer of the early 20th century. Duveen famously observed that, “Europe
had plenty of art and America had plenty of money.” In the course of his dynamic career, he was the art dealer to Henry Clay Frick, William Randolph Hearst, Samuel H. Kress, Andrew Mellon and John D. Rockefeller, just to name a few.
Additional
Speaking Venues
Additional Speaking Venues:
- Art for a Better World, Art Basel Miami Beach
- Art Curial, Belgium
- Bethel Woods Museum, New York
- James A. Michner Art Museum, Pennsylvania
- Monmouth University, New Jersey
- Palm Beach Round Table, Palm Beach
- Rutgers University, New Jersey
- Ryder University, New Jersey
- Taglialatella Galleries, Paris