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Twentieth-Century Masters
Closed September 8, 1982
Mauritshuis
Closed October 31, 1982
Dutch Figure Drawings from the Seventeenth Century
Closed June 13, 1982
This is a drawing of a bearded figure with a bird and a staff with a double-headed eagle atop it in a serene landscape. The figure is resting with a cloth over their lower body, holding the staff. Beside them, a large bird stands alert. The background features hills, clouds, and architectural elements. The line work is delicate yet firm, with a touch of classical influence.
Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector
Closed June 20, 1982
This colorful print depicts a man standing with his arms slightly spread and facing outward, wearing a draped white garment that covers the lower half of his body and leaves most of the upper half bare. The man has pale skin with some areas of light pink, long, wavy blond hair, and a blond beard. There are two thin red gashes on his palms and his visible foot. He is surrounded by kneeling people who all have light skin and blond hair. On the left, a kneeling person with curly blonde hair looks up at the central man with their hands raised, wearing a light blue garment. On the right, two people kneel with their heads bowed to the ground, draped in blue and pink garments. The background is a gradient of golden and soft brown hues, creating a circle of light around the central man.
Between Continents/Between Seas
Closed May 2, 1982
The Morton G. Neumann Family Collection
Closed February 7, 1982
The Cubist Print
Closed January 3, 1982
An American Perspective
Closed February 15, 1982
A man sits on a sheer, rocky outcropping high above a sunlit expanse of land that stretches to meet a sun-dappled sea in this horizontal painting. The outcropping slopes in to fill the right half of the composition, and is partially carpeted by mustard-yellow, brown, and moss-green growth. Bright sunlight from the upper right glints off some of the craggy, steel-gray rock faces. The man is tiny in scale within the composition, and sits near the top right with his legs stretched out in front of him. He wears a denim-blue shirt, tan pants, and soft hat with a narrow brim. He appears to have red hair and a beard. He holds a white object in front of him, presumably paper or a notebook. Behind him an open box of paints and brushes sits near a camp stool with a closed white parasol planted next to it. A lower hill in the middle distance slopes in from the left side and disappears behind the outcroppingin the center of the composition. The hill is covered with muted and dark greens and yellows, suggesting a forest of pine trees. The hill descends to meet the flat, mauve-tinted land, which is crisscrossed with shallow fissures. In the distance, the area where the narrow band of powder-blue sea meets the sky, about three-quarters of the way up the canvas, is painted with a tan-colored haze. The artist signed the work in the lower right as if he had carved his name and the date into the rock. It reads, “S R Gifford 1865.”
The Four Moments of the Sun
Closed May 31, 1982
French Master Drawings from the Rouen Museum
Closed September 13, 1981
Rodin Rediscovered
Closed May 2, 1982
The sculpture depicts a large hand holding a small human torso. The hand is intricately detailed with skin texture, fingernails, and wrinkles. We see it from the side, with the wrist on the right and the fingers on the left, the back of the hand on the ground. The small torso is smooth, and it appears to be of a female body. There are no head, arms, or legs below the knee. The entire sculpture is predominantly white in color and appears to be made of a smooth material.
The Drawings of Andrea Palladio
Closed July 5, 1981

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