WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
Statue Leaves Italy for the First Time Since 1816 for Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
Kerry James Marshall’s Painting Great America Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- At its annual meeting in April, the Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art made possible the acquisition of Great America (1994) by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955). Now on view in the East Building’s Concourse galleries, it…
John Taylor Arms’ Exquisite Prints on View in His First Exhibition at The National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The astonishing dexterity and passion for detail of American printmaker John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is revealed in the first exhibition of his works at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. On view in the West Building from M…
Thomas Moran’s Masterpiece "Green River Cliffs, Wyoming" Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art, Washington, recently acquired American painter Thomas Moran’s Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, 1881, a gift of the Milligan and Thomson Families. It was ten years after his first trip west in 1871 that Moran co…
Thomas Moran’s Masterpiece "Green River Cliffs, Wyoming" Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art, Washington, recently acquired American painter Thomas Moran’s Green River Cliffs, Wyoming, 1881, a gift of the Milligan and Thomson Families. It was ten years after his first trip west in 1871 that Moran co…
Collection of American Furniture, Paintings and Works on Paper Acquired by the National Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the largest and most refined collections of early American furniture in private hands, as well as major Dutch paintings, American paintings, and works on paper, including some 40 floral watercolors by Redouté, acquired with gre…
Thomas Moran’s Early Landscape of Juniata Valley, Pa, is Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…
Thomas Moran’s Early Landscape of Juniata Valley, Pa, is Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…