Tag Archives: National Gallery of Art

Art News ~ A significant collection of 100+ Masterworks unseen for decades bequeathed to museums

MasterArtworks bequeathed from Mellon Collection - National Gallery of Art, D.C.

Masterworks bequeathed from Mellon Collection – National Gallery of Art, D.C.

Art News ~ a significant collection of 62 Masterworks, including Degas, Monet, Van Gogh, Homer, and Seurat unseen for decades were bequeathed to the museum from the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and will become part of the permanent collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Interesting tidbit, the National Gallery of Art was founded in 1937 by Paul’s father, Andrew Mellon.
http://www.boston.com/travel/destinations/2014/05/23/van-gogh-monet-among-works-going-gallery/HIKIMTbKyxRKXFveKyMaCL/story.html

Masterworks from Mellon Collection given to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)

Masterpieces from Mellon Collection given to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA)

26 additional Masterworks from the Mellon Collection were also given to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), including Pissarro, Gauguin, Degas, van Dongen, van Gogh, & Seurat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/arts/design/rarities-from-mellon-collection-reach-new-homes.html?_r=0

Intimate Impressionism – Legion of Honor, San Francisco

Absolutely spectacular! Intimate Impressionism at the Legion of Honor is a must see. What a collection. Additional paintings (Vuillard & van Gogh) from the museums permanent collection were also brought out of storage and featured in the regular Impressionist room upstairs. Posting a few combined highlights and also added individual close ups to my regular Pinterest Museums & Art board. It’s a beautiful spring afternoon in San Francisco.

Intimate Impressionism, Mar 29 – Aug 3, 2014
70+ Impressionist and Post-Impressionist landscapes, seascapes, still life’s, interiors, and portraits, from the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. This exhibition will illuminate the process of painting directly in nature with Impressionist precursors. Manet, Renoir, Cézanne, Pissarro, Boudin, Sisley, Degas, Gauguin, Morisot, Bonnard, van Gogh and Vuillard.

http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/exhibitions/intimate-impressionism-national-gallery?gclid=CMOal4uRs70CFVKFfgodSjIAig

Intimate Impressionism #1

Intimate Impressionism #1

Intimate Impressionism #2

Intimate Impressionism #2

Intimate Impressionism #3

Intimate Impressionism #3

Intimate Impressionism - Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Intimate Impressionism – Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA