Past Exhibition

Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts

This painting shows a tiger lying on the ground. The tiger's body is stretched out, facing the left. Its eyes are closed, and its head is resting on its paws. Its fur is painted in a rich orange with black stripes and areas of white on its face, chest, and legs. In the background, there are soft, gray-blue mountain ranges under a light blue sky. The ground the tiger lies on is an olive-green color, with sections of tan earth. The painting has fluid and loose brushstrokes.
Eugène Delacroix, Tiger, c. 1830, watercolor, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.3375

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    East Building, Ground Floor, Northwest, Pod II (3,000 sq. ft.)
This painting shows a tiger lying on the ground. The tiger's body is stretched out, facing the left. Its eyes are closed, and its head is resting on its paws. Its fur is painted in a rich orange with black stripes and areas of white on its face, chest, and legs. In the background, there are soft, gray-blue mountain ranges under a light blue sky. The ground the tiger lies on is an olive-green color, with sections of tan earth. The painting has fluid and loose brushstrokes.
Eugène Delacroix, Tiger, c. 1830, watercolor, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.3375

Overview: 120 old master drawings were organized in 6 geographical and historical sections spanning the 12th through the 20th century. The exhibition represented the collecting of more than 25 donors and potential donors.

Organization: This first graphics exhibition in the East Building was prepared by Agnes Mongan, 1977-1978 Kress Professor, with Lynn Gould and Andrew Robison. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Attendance: 198,000

Catalog: Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, by Andrew Robison. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1978.

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