“It forms a circle and the drapery fills out the circle. “Her body is in a very complex pose,” Galassi said, pointing toward the painting. A Circle for the Intellect and the SensesĪ circular composition on a square canvas, “Flaming June” sets in motion a dynamic cycle for the intellect and the senses. Galassi wore an intense cobalt blue silk dress-the complementary color to the predominantly orange painting-perhaps as a nod to Leighton, respecting his deliberate emphasis on the formal qualities of art such as composition, form, color, texture, and rhythm. Senior curator of the Frick, Susan Grace Galassi, explained at a press preview in the month of June (perhaps not coincidentally) how Leighton was a proponent of “art for art’s sake,” whereby the subject of the painting is annulled from any specific narrative, didactic, religious, or political purpose. The oil sketch for the painting “Flaming June,” by Frederic Leighton, on display at The Frick Collection in New York until Sept. It has also been reunited for the first time since the 19th century with a 4-by-4-inch oil sketch that Leighton painted to determine the painting’s color scheme. Flanked by ribbed columns, which mirror the fluted Ionic pilasters of the painting’s Renaissance-inspired frame, and surrounded by the subtle gray color of the walls, the Oval Room provides a perfect setting for enhancing the painting’s vibrancy. The painting is aptly hung at the center of The Frick Collection’s Oval Room, and one is immediately struck by the vibrant orange color that Leighton used to depict the semitranslucent drapery on a sleeping woman. Now, “Flaming June,” coming full circle, is revered once again and can be seen in New York City, on loan at The Frick Collection until Sept. “Flaming June” eventually made its way across the Atlantic, finding its new home on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, where it’s taken care of very well at the Museo de Arte de Ponce. The painting “Flaming June,” by Frederic Leighton, on display at The Frick Collection in New York until Sept. He only had to pay 2,000 pounds ($8,000 today, factoring inflation) to acquire it.
When he saw “Flaming June” tucked away in a corner of the gallery of the art dealer Jeremy Stephen Maas, he immediately fell in love with the painting.
Ferré, would travel through Europe to buy works for the museum. The founder of the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Luis A.
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