Art

* Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985)--A retrospective focusing on the artist, whose paintings date from early days of Los Angeles art, including “Dream of Youth” (1925), begins at the Orange County Museum of Art.

* A Tribute to Robert Doisneau (1912-1994)--An exhibition of black and white images of Parisian life by the French photographer opens Saturday at Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica.

* Frank Gehry: A Study--Exhibition of a monumental sculpture by the architect made from shaped wood and overlapping sheets of lead ends Saturday at Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills.