RECENT ACQUISITIONS MARCH 19 - APRIL 23, 2011
This exhibition will consist of 30 American and British works of art, a number of which come from a private collection and have not been seen for 40 years.
The American Ashcan School is represented by William Glackens (1870 – 1938), Robert Henri (1865 – 1929), George Luks (1866 – 1933), and John Sloan (1871 – 1951), all members of The Eight. Other American pictures include two rare watercolors by Charles Prendergast (1863 – 1948); a drawing by Elie Nadelman (1882 – 1946); and a watercolor by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Among the contemporary American works are a painting and a cloisonné pear jewel by Robert Kulicke (1924- 2007); a watercolor by Albert York (1928 – 2009); and a remarkable woven silk and plumage minime by Sheila Hicks (born 1934).
The British Bloomsbury School is represented by works by its founders Vanessa Bell (1879 – 1960) and Duncan Grant; pottery by Quentin Bell (1910 – 1996); and a rare and notable oil and silver foil painting by Dora Carrington (1893-1932), who was the subject of Carrington, the 1995 film starring Emma Thompson.
Among the British modernists are Henry Moore (1898-1986); Ben Nicholson (1894-1982); and Gwen John (1876 – 1939). Also included are the photographer Charles Jones (1866-1959); and the Camden Town artists Robert Bevan (1865-1925) and Henry Lamb (1883-1960).
DORA CARRINGTON (1893-1932)
Flowerpiece
Oil, ink, and silver foil on glass, 21 x 17 inches (sight)
Executed about 1932
HENRY MOORE (1898-1986)
Reclining Girl
Bronze, brown patina, 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 inches;
base: 3 x 4 13/16 x 1/2 inches
Executed in 1983
SHEILA HICKS (born 1934)
Ta Ftera (Les Plumes) or Late Bloomer
Woven silk and plumage, 9 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches
Executed in 2004
GEORGE LUKS (1866-1933)
A Day at the Zoo
Watercolor and pencil on paper
9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches (sight)
Executed about 1915-1920
ROBERT BEVAN (1865-1925)
Old Man at the Gate, Luppitt
Crayon and watercolor on paper, 11 5/8 x 14 9/16 inches (sight)
Executed in 1923
BEN NICHOLSON (1894 – 1982)
Aquileia (from Architectural Suite)
Etching on wove paper, 16 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (image)
Executed in 1965
CHARLES PRENDERGAST (1863-1948)
Hill Town, Provence
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 9 3/8 x 12 15/16 inches (sight)
Executed about 1927-1929
CHARLES PRENDERGAST (1863-1948)
The Circus
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 9 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches (sight)
Executed about 1928
ALBERT YORK (1928 – 2009)
Study of Branch with Leaves
Watercolor on brown paper, 40 x 24 inches
Executed circa 1968
WILLIAM GLACKENS (1870 – 1938)
Woman at Dressing Table
Charcoal and pastel on paper, 13 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (sight)
Executed circa 1906
VANESSA BELL (1879 - 1961 )
Madonna and Child (Study for Berwick)
Oil on canvas, 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
Executed circa 1940 - 1943
JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834 - 1903)
Four Figures
Watercolor on Japan paper
8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (sight)
Executed circa 1900
GWEN JOHN (1876 – 1939)
Little Girl with Bobbed Hair
Brown wash and pencil on paper, 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches
Executed circa late 1910s
QUENTIN BELL (1910 – 1996)
The Angel in the House
Fire and glazed clay, 7 15/16 inches (diameter)
Executed in 1993
JOSHUA CRISTALL (1768-1847)
Cloaked Woman, Hastings
Watercolor on paper, 11 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches (sight)
Executed in 1807
HENRY LAMB (1883-1960)
The Warehouse
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (sight)
Executed about 1922
ROBERT M. KULICKE (1924 – 2007)
Red and Violet Flowers in White Vase
Oil on carboard, 9 3/16 x 9 1/2 inches
Executed in 1981
DUNCAN GRANT (1885 – 1978)
Turbaned Figure, Tangier
Watercolor, chalk and colored pencil on paper
11 x 9 inches (sight)
Executed in 1976
ROBERT M. KULICKE (1924 – 2007)
Pear Jewel
Cloisonne enamel set in 22 karat gold, mounted on plastic
1 inch diameter (jewel); 8 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches (mount)
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