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The Legacy of Correggio
Closed May 13, 1984
The image shows a drawing featuring five figures: three adults, a young child, and an infant. They are arranged in a composition around the infant, who lies centrally on a cloth. The infant is depicted nude and lying down with one hand slightly raised. An elderly man kneels close to the infant, while another elderly figure stands behind him with a staff. To the right, a woman is kneeling in a position of contemplation, and another woman is stooping over. The figures are wearing robes with soft, flowing lines, set against a plain background.
John James Audubon
Closed March 10, 1985
This painting depicts several birds perched on ice with a mountainous backdrop. Different species of auk and guillemot birds are positioned on the icy shoreline, with a vast expanse of water and towering, snow-capped mountains in the background. The icy environment includes large chunks of ice on which the birds are resting or swimming nearby. Each bird has unique identifying features such as different body plumage patterns and beak shapes. The sky is a pale blue.
Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection
Closed May 6, 1984
The image shows a large circular castle-like building on the right side, with a low horizon on the center-right meeting a reflective water surface. The brushstrokes are subtle and delicate, emphasizing details and smooth transitions between shades. The color palette consists of gray and sepia tones. The water reflects the structures, creating depth. In the distance to the left, additional buildings with pointed roofs and smaller towers are visible.
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Closed June 19, 1983
This painting depicts a dark brown teapot and a fish on a white cloth. The fish is mostly greenish gray, with some white and pale red scales. It appears to be propped up on something, perhaps a plate or another fish, and its head is facing the right. The teapot is on the left, with its spout turned towards us. The background is textured beige, and the white cloth below the objects has some small folds in it.
Modigliani
Closed April 22, 1984
A nude woman with long, dark brown hair and peach-colored skin reclines against a denim-blue cushion in this stylized, horizontal painting. The painting is done mostly with areas of mottled color outlined in delicate black lines. Shown from the knees up, the woman lies with her legs to our right, and her hips tipped forward so her body faces us. She looks at us with dark, almond-shaped eyes under thin, arched brows. Bangs gather across her forehead, and her dark hair seems to be pulled back. Her head is tipped to our right, and she has an upturned nose, smooth cheeks, a pointed chin, and her smiling coral-red lips are closed. She holds the back of her left hand to her cheek and props herself up on her other elbow. Her rounded breasts have rust orange-colored nipples, and the contours of her body are smooth. There is a patch of dark hair at her groin, and her legs are pressed together. The blue pillow she rests on overlaps a white cloth or second pillow. The rest of the background is painted a terracotta brown with loose brushstrokes, so the setting is undefined. The artist signed the painting in dark letters in the upper right corner: “modigliani.”
Leonardo's Last Supper
Closed March 4, 1984
This is a drawing of a group of figures seated around a long table. A table is centered in the drawing, covered with a cloth and various items placed upon it. Several figures are leaning over the table from both sides. Behind them, the background suggests a wall with lined texture and small windows. A round, luminous object is depicted above the central figure. The architecture and furnishings depicted have a medieval or Renaissance quality.
Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire 1540-1680
Closed April 10, 1983
This is a drawing of a scene with several figures in dramatic postures. The drawing features a group of figures that appear to be engaged in an intense interaction. One figure is shown leaning forward with a hand raised to their face. Others are depicted standing nearby, dressed in flowing garments and positioned in dynamic poses. The lines are fluid and expressive, giving a sense of movement to the scene. The overall tone is sepia, created with ink and wash.
The John Hay Whitney Collection
Closed November 27, 1983
Trees and mountains nearly fill this composition and are painted with long, mostly parallel brushstrokes in this horizontal landscape. The trees are painted with long dashes of royal and aquamarine blue, pine and mint green to suggest leaves on coral-red trunks. The grass below is lemon-lime yellow, and a walking path is picked out with lavender-purple strokes. The mountains beyond the trees are painted with flat areas of coral, apricot orange, and cobalt blue. The sky above is pale turquoise with a few swirling, cream-colored clouds.
Juan Gris
Closed December 31, 1983
We look down onto a pile with a newspaper, theater program, pipe, a black and white checkerboard, and other objects painted as abstracted, geometric forms on a tabletop in this nearly square still life painting. Near the center, a rectangular form like a newspaper is painted with the headline “LE JOURNAL.” Next to it, to our left, a playbill has the name “FANTOMAS” written in black against a parakeet-green background, above black mask and a “65” in a circle below. There are blocks of stylized, painted wood grain and other areas of color that do not line up with the objects represented. For instance, this conflicting pattern means that the lettering of the newspaper changes from white against the brown woodgrain to green against white. Moreover, seemingly unconnected to the objects, colors, and spaces below, yet more objects like a goblet and bowl of fruit are painted with white outlines that overlay the wood and objects below. A checkerboard pattern is layered under the woodgrain and papers, near the lower right corner, and another pattern like architectural molding carved with stylized leaves runs along the back, above the papers. The papers and a few other objects seem to cast shadows on the blocks of color behind them, so areas of lilac purple at the top left and burgundy red along the right edge read visually as a background behind everything. The artist signed the work in black on the lower left corner: “Juan Gris 8-1915.”
Gainsborough Drawings
Closed December 4, 1983
The image shows a pastoral scene with a low horizon, distant hills, sparse trees, and a wooden cart being drawn by two oxen with a man on top. There are clouds above the horizon and the brushstrokes create texture, capturing details like the cart's wood grain and foliage tufts. The color scheme is monochromatic, suggesting the image is a drawing or print, evoking a serene atmosphere. The ground is textured with rocks along a pathway leading towards the cart and the countryside.
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