Past Exhibitions

Learn about past exhibitions going back as far as 1941 when the National Gallery of Art first opened to the public.

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May 20 - July 29, 1990
The Drawings of Jasper Johns
May 6 - August 5, 1990
Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
May 6 - July 25, 1990
The Passionate Eye
April 1 - July 2, 1990
Gardens on Paper
March 18 - June 3, 1990
Matisse in Morocco
Fields of elephant gray, coral orange, and turquoise surround a fan-like, abstracted palm frond near the center of this vertical, abstract painting. The fronds of the palm radiate like a starburst against unpainted, cream-white canvas. Three black, vertical bands spaced behind the palm suggest tree trunks, with the rightmost trunk dotted with spring green, perhaps representing moss or the leaves of a vine. The fields of gray to either side of the frond, the turquoise areas below the gray, and the coral at the bottom center are painted with visible brushstrokes, creating a mottled effect. Rounded turquoise forms above the gray are silhouetted against a field of pale blue, perhaps representing the sky along the top edge. A few pointed, oval leaves painted spring green with black outlines dip into the scene from the top of the composition. The artist signed the work in dark green paint in the lower right: “Henri-Matisse.”
March 11 - May 20, 1990
Rembrandt's Landscapes
February 24 - June 3, 1990
Matisse

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