News -> The Corcoran Gallery of Art Opens Masterpieces of European Art
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has opened Masterpieces of European Art, a salon-style installation of masterworks from the Corcoran's permanent collection of European paintings and decorative arts.
Masterpieces of European Art will showcase French fine and decorative arts, Italian Renaissance Maiolica, Dutch paintings, French furniture and tapestries, and British portraiture and landscapes dating from the 15th through 19th centuries.
Featuring selections from the Corcoran's William Andrews Clark Collection, and supplemented with other works acquired during the past 100 years, this
exhibition is the first from the collection to be organized by the Corcoran's new Director and President Paul Greenhalgh.
"The Corcoran has a magnificent collection that ranges across the Western
tradition-from the classical period to the present day-and we are committed to sharing this collection with our public. This exhibition is a wonderful introduction to our historic collections, featuring breath-taking paintings, tapestries, ceramics and furniture," Greenhalgh said. "These pieces are displayed in their full glory-giving this exhibition the feel of a spectacular treasure trove. All art is, ultimately, about pleasure and this
is an intense, sensuous treat for the eyes."
Artists represented in Masterpieces of European Art include Jean-Simeon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier, Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Peter Lely, Jean-Francois Millet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Rembrandt van Rijn (attributed), Jacob van Ruissdael, Alfred Sisley, Jan Steen, Gerard Ter Borch, J.M.W. Turner and Jan Van Goyen.
Much of the work on display in Masterpieces of European Art is part of an extraordinary bequest of European art given to the Corcoran by Senator William Andrews Clark. Industrialist, politician, philanthropist and art-lover, Clark is one of the greatest benefactors in the Gallery's history. In the years immediately following Clark's death, his family contributed funds to construct a new wing at the Corcoran to house the Clark
Collection. In addition, several works displayed in the exhibition were given by Edward C. and Mary Walker. In 1937, the Walkers bequeathed a collection of paintings to the Corcoran, including a number of major French and English works.
Masterpieces of European Art will be on view through September 2007.
Links
http://www.corcoran.org/
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Masterpieces of European Art will showcase French fine and decorative arts, Italian Renaissance Maiolica, Dutch paintings, French furniture and tapestries, and British portraiture and landscapes dating from the 15th through 19th centuries.
Featuring selections from the Corcoran's William Andrews Clark Collection, and supplemented with other works acquired during the past 100 years, this
exhibition is the first from the collection to be organized by the Corcoran's new Director and President Paul Greenhalgh.
"The Corcoran has a magnificent collection that ranges across the Western
tradition-from the classical period to the present day-and we are committed to sharing this collection with our public. This exhibition is a wonderful introduction to our historic collections, featuring breath-taking paintings, tapestries, ceramics and furniture," Greenhalgh said. "These pieces are displayed in their full glory-giving this exhibition the feel of a spectacular treasure trove. All art is, ultimately, about pleasure and this
is an intense, sensuous treat for the eyes."
Artists represented in Masterpieces of European Art include Jean-Simeon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Eugene Delacroix, Honore Daumier, Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Peter Lely, Jean-Francois Millet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Rembrandt van Rijn (attributed), Jacob van Ruissdael, Alfred Sisley, Jan Steen, Gerard Ter Borch, J.M.W. Turner and Jan Van Goyen.
Much of the work on display in Masterpieces of European Art is part of an extraordinary bequest of European art given to the Corcoran by Senator William Andrews Clark. Industrialist, politician, philanthropist and art-lover, Clark is one of the greatest benefactors in the Gallery's history. In the years immediately following Clark's death, his family contributed funds to construct a new wing at the Corcoran to house the Clark
Collection. In addition, several works displayed in the exhibition were given by Edward C. and Mary Walker. In 1937, the Walkers bequeathed a collection of paintings to the Corcoran, including a number of major French and English works.
Masterpieces of European Art will be on view through September 2007.
Links
http://www.corcoran.org/
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