Cocktails with a Curator: Constable's "The White Horse"

[@carlaroberts4969]

Thank you Aimee I loved your talk.

[@thomastallerico6340]

I still watch this magnificent programming.

[@50Street21]

I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, Aimee. What a wonderful opportunity to have a glass of wine and sit back and be mesmerized by your knowledge and expertise on the life of John Constable. For a moment in time, you've taken my mind away from worrying about car insurance, a mortgage and buying groceries. Cheers! Darryl

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

These are always worth revisiting.....

[@rc93013]

Aimee....you killed it tonight...so passionate and very sincere...thank you!

[@tessakulik6710]

This series is an utter delight. Grateful thanks to whoever thought of it. And a great reminder of how I value and respect the many civilised, charming and erudite Americans who are not so much in the news these days. Cheers and bottoms up! from London. Can't wait until our own great galleries re-open.

[@barbaraschoetzau8740]

This haws become a beloved program. It would be marvelous if the Frick continued this program after we return to normalcy -- whatever that is

[@Leebearify]

My very favorite program. Every Friday I am here for either Xavier or Aimee. What a joy they are to listen and learn from! Thank you to both of you ! Cheers !!

[@becharb]

thank you so so much

[@brynmawr27]

What erudition, what passion, what fun!

[@jackiec9853]

Thank you for one of my favorite landscape artists, and one of my favorites at the Frick. When I visited Salisbury Cathedral decades ago, I had pictured myself walking into Constable's painting. And for your quote, "There's a power in celebrating lost times, lost places, lost people. It helps us to cope with the present, and hope for the future." My drink was a Duck Walk Vineyards Blackberry dessert wine.

[@kayleenlewis4229]

You were absolutely fantastic! wonderful insights and delightful story telling. So many times I get the feeling from watching the news and social media that many Americans believe that this is the first time a government has taken action in response to a disease. It is so interesting that so many of the subjects of these pieces and the artists who created them, were influenced by a pandemic, immigration, unemployment, war etc. Such a good reminder that this is not a new experience for humans, it is just a new experience for most of us living in the United States. so far all of the cocktails are too strong for me, but so enjoying all the selections and recipes. From Monterey California, Thank you so much!

[@grandepittore]

Thank you and best wishes from the glorious northern English countryside near Durham.

[@carlabroderick5508]

This 5 o’clock with the drinks, including a nonalcoholic suggestion, and this painting are the best so far. I wish these could continue forever. You curators of all museums everywhere should make it possible.

[@johntuffin3262]

That was a most enjoyable talk. Gin and Dubonnet was the Queen Mother’s favourite too. Every Paris Metro station used to have posters as the trains went in, saying Dubo... Dubon.... Dubonnet.

[@miguelvelasco8173]

Finally Aimee! I love her so much. Brilliant woman and curator.

[@Amc933]

Thank you for this. Amazing...

[@shellyshellydone]

Cocktails with a curator is such a great idea and Aimee is perfect for this - can't wait!

[@candiceclousegarretson9638]

Wonnder! Thank you for doing this.

[@docmccoy95]

Thank you Ms. Ng.

[@dweeb99]

Wonderful! I have been enamored of Constable since my first visit to the National Gallery, London, in 1964. How he paints clouds: an exact representation of a particular time of day in England - and of the impending weather (note those gray clouds at right). Ms Ng provides biographical and economic back stories that are crucial in appreciating this painting - all without actually discussing how the paint got applied onto this particular canvas. How exhilarating it would be to see all the six-footers - and their sketches in oils and pencil - in one overwhelming exhibit (a virtual exhibit is fine by me). Meanwhile, please revisit this painting with us, there must be a lot more to say! Thank you!

[@janetcohenmandel315]

So enjoying these talks! Thank you!

[@susprime7018]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, I am quoting in regard to his portrait and his landscape is lovely too.

[@sheilabritz4496]

I loved Aimee Ng's entertaining intimate way of speaking about John Constables's "White Horse"

[@ChristineHMcConnell]

I've loved all of these episodes and Aimee's is easily my favorite. Thank you so much for creating these :))

[@bcrowell60]

May this wonderful series continue after we depart from our quarantines. Aimee is a treasure.

[@LutheranLiarNYC]

Wow! Beautiful painting, beautiful job. Thank you!

[@fathernicholas9946]

fascinating explanation - thank you

[@diomarisumagaysay]

Aimee you incredibly wonderful and amazing!!!!

[@grantofficer2077]

Thank you for doing this

[@DavidMartin-di7cy]

Fantastic series. Thank you for doing this.

[@StephanieCheng]

I haven't been back to the Frick in awhile so it's lovely to participate in these talks. Learned so much!

[@elisajensen2145]

how wonderful, thank you!

[@davidmasello2035]

Scholarly and conversational! This was completely engaging. I've heard Ms. Ng lecture at the museum and she's as charismatic here as she is in person.

[@pattersondsmccd]

What fun that was! Thank you!

[@pearlshifer1776]

Thank you so much. Hope to see you at the Frick soon.

[@andaleebbanta8200]

This was fantastic and so personable, thoughtful, and informative! Thank you, Aimee!

[@michaelbaenen2388]

What a delight this series is! And the quality of the Frick's collection means that there is inexhaustible material. Looking forward to more.

[@eddie_d1233]

With you and Xavier I would spend any day celebrating great art with a cocktail.

[@makiliv]

Thank you, Aimee...wonderful presentation

[@peggymur1]

Great! Thank you so much!!!

[@shirleymaccara2002]

Thanks so much!

[@DocVulkan]

wonderful video. So engaging, so informative.

[@123garryb]

This is a great series. Enjoying it so much. Love getting to know the curators and the art in this way.

[@pangshek3962]

Congratulations, Aimee. Your presentation brought Constable's painting to the forefront of Frick's painting collections, by highlighting the intricate details of "The White Horse" for a much better appreciation by us, the viewers. Your Gin and Dubonnet Rouge cocktail recommendation hits the theme of an English and French connection. Well done!

[@jasonatkinson7172]

Aimee is awesome!

[@henryengler7158]

Wonderful. Takes me back to when I lived in England and had many walks through their beloved countryside. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[@ahk8360]

We look forward to this every week. another wonderful talk! A perfect mix of lightheartedness, art, art history and connections to our lives today. Many thanks!

[@goodboybuddy1]

This was so great! I love visiting the Frick and this series takes me back to wonderful times. Thanks so much for your charming commentary.

[@ritabiro5105]

Constable was also an exelent landscape painter ispecially as you said it was equal whether at home or in his atelie at home.White horse is an exception ciao

[@TheSapphire51]

Merveilleux

[@cathyjomccann]

Adding the cocktail adds a dash of fun to these bite-sized nuggets of art history and painterly insight. I admit my eyes sometimes glaze over when looking at English landscape painters, but not now. To your health!

[@MrDan5702]

Thank you so much! ... That was wonderful. I always look forward to "Cocktails With a Curator," and I especially loved this episode. "The White Horse" is definitely one of my favorites at the Frick Collection!

[@kenrock4517]

This was great! Excellent commentary, keen insights, and quite interesting. Thank you.

[@LockportDan]

Fascinating. Thank you, again. How about those clouds?

[@lizsherlock7285]

Thank you!

[@mactriplett602]

loved the talk! keep up the great work!

[@alanmerkel6957]

Alan Merkel Thank you for your insight into this painting and for relating its context to the present day

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

Enjoying both commentators...."Cocktails with a Curator"...

[@petermccarthy4525]

Top notch

[@ritat1]

This was great! I learn so much from these wonderful presentations! Aimee, love your chair and the painting on the window sill!

[@alexislight6559]

Cheers Aimee!

[@Johnmartin-vz7yc]

Very brave to unite Britain and France, light the fuse and stand back!

[@pieterwolt1245]

Very nice way of engaging

[@123garryb]

Damn, I never imagined John Constable was so damn handsome.

[@TheEicb]

I have a little "The White Horse"-copy in my home

[@judithereines5729]

Hi from the Island of Manhattan

[@MrJkopec22]

Great idea, Friday Frickers. The Queen can wait, but I can't wait to return and see this again.

[@megenberg8]

Thank you, Miss Ng. I learned much and listened intently to valuable words of insight. most informative, as are those talks w/ your colleagues. this is a truly wonderful presentation. if one would care to experience a spectacular journey back through years and years to a world that is entirely vanished, may I recommend here to everyone, a tome that many already know yet others may never have seen or heard of: The Book of Days - A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities In Connection With the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography & History, Curiosities of Literature, and Oddities of Human Life and Character. In 2 Volumes. By Robert 1802-1871 Chambers. Make certain of the author and Publication date. A reprint and on Google. Everything one may care to or wish s/he had not ever known. It is really stunningly beautiful in numerous places and divulges much concerning old times/people.

[@supremereader7614]

Closer please, to us the painting is about 3”

[@johnhockenberry7422]

Thank you so so much for a wonderful treat. I might start drinking again..... not. Thanks

[@cairoalexander9727]

Funny thing is I think thats the Queens go to drink.....funny that I would remember that. I just progressed to the point in the video where this is stated...ok.....still funny that I would know that......I am not hot on the queen at all.

[@phoenixjim0527]

Hey Frick, idea = Add a Q&A to the live chat. You have 1,200 fans online at one time.

[@lawrencespector385]

I watched it, but I am sorry to say that I learned nothing about the painting except its history. Surely, there was something to say about its aesthetics. Why does it deserve to be called beautiful? But perhaps art historians are interested only in its history and its historical context.

[@evgeny9965]

Hopes the MMA takes a cue from the Frick.

[@willmatthews3155]

fundraiser? didn't the frick donate huge to the republicans of Trump?

[@susanhancock2471]

Pity about the mispronunciation of his surname - surely that's not beyond anyone's capacity to get the British 'Uh" sound rather than o as in John??

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

Pity yes indeed that is the correct term ,,,,,, Pity, the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others: her voice was full of pity.....