Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Nation

America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.

Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 18, repro. 1986 Gifts to the Nation

Join award-winning poet María Fernanda for an in-gallery poetry writing workshop inspired by the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985.
at the Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Galleries for the exhibition Soul of a Nation

Valentin de Boulogne was born near Boulogne (from whence he takes his last name) in Picardy. He came from a family of artists, but little else is known of his early life and training.
Conisbee, published in the National Gallery of Art exhibition catalogue, Art for the Nation

With great bravura, this fashionably clad member of the Haarlem civic guard stands with one arm akimbo, staring out at the viewer. His proud bearing, accented by the panache of his shimmering pink satin costume and plumed hat, attests to the great sense of confidence felt by the Dutch at the height of their „golden age.“ Andries Stilte, whose family coat of arms decorates the upper corner of this painting, is presented as a standard bearer, or ensign, of the Kloveniers, one of Haarlem’s militia companies.
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington

Born in 1844 to a working-class family in Laval, France, Henri Rousseau worked briefly for a lawyer and served a stint in the military before taking a position at a French customs post in 1868; the nickname “ Le Douanier “ (the customs inspector) remained with him even after his retirement in 1893.
Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal, 1994, no. 42, repro. 1998 Gifts to the Nation

From a distance of ten feet or so, Monet’s brushstrokes blend to yield a convincing view of the Seine and the pleasure boats that drew tourists to Argenteuil. Up close, however, each dab of paint is distinct, and the scene dissolves into a mosaic of paint—brilliant, unblended tones of blue, red, green, yellow.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 83, repro. 1986 Gifts to the Nation

Oudry was the leading painter of still-life and hunting scenes in France during the first half of the eighteenth century. Much admired by Louis XV, he portrayed favorite royal hounds and painted scenes of the king riding to the hunt, which was the monarch’s sporting passion.
Conisbee, published in the National Gallery of Art exhibition catalogue, Art for the Nation

The National Gallery Sculpture Garden is given to the nation by The Morris and Gwendolyn

Art for the Nation no. 64 (Fall 2021): 3, repro.