The Old Masters
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 19, 2011
Closed Feb 13, 2011
Opened Jan 19, 2011
Closed Feb 13, 2011
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The Old Masters, written in 2004 and previously performed in London's West End, takes place under the menacing shadow of Mussolini in 1937. Two aging lions joust over the value of art and money. Just outside Florence, famous art historian Bernard Berenson (played by Waterston) and notorious art dealer Joseph Duveen (portrayed by Murray) edge toward an explosive final encounter as their turbulent relationship erupts on stage.
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In Simon Gray's compelling play,
The Old Masters, now being presented at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, world-famous classical-art authenticator Bernard Berenson (Sam Waterston) plays reluctant host to estranged business collaborator Joseph Duveen (Brian Murray), who's dropped in on a little matter of attribution.
The ensuing power play involves which man will be dominant in their quest -- Duveen's need to tell a potential buyer that he's got a Giorgione to sell or Berenson's determination not to compromise his art-appraiser's conviction that the canvas is a less valuable Titian -- and the resulting confrontation is a high-toned merry-go-round which Michael Rudman has directed for ev[...]