Allegory of Painting by François Boucher https://www.nga.gov/artworks/32679-allegory-painting
Paris, 1925: 189. 1944 "Kress Makes Important Donation of French Painting to the Nation
Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Nation
Cape Cod Evening by Edward Hopper https://www.nga.gov/artworks/61252-cape-cod-evening
Edward Hopper painted Cape Cod Evening in 1939 in Truro, a small fishing village on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The artist stated:
Gifts to the Nation from Mr. and Mrs.
Charing Cross Bridge, London by André Derain https://www.nga.gov/artworks/61249-charing-cross-bridge-london
1904-1912, Museu Picasso, Barcelona, 1997, no. 18, repro. 1998 Gifts to the Nation
10 Haitian Artists to Know | National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/10-haitian-artists-know
Meet the country’s leading painters who developed their own style of modern art.
At that time, the nation struggled with the corrupt regime of Jean-Claude “Baby
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial by Augustus Saint-Gaudens https://www.nga.gov/artworks/102494-shaw-54th-regiment-memorial
Commissioned from the celebrated American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the early 1880s and dedicated as a monument in 1897, The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial has been acclaimed as the greatest American sculpture of the 19th century. The memorial commemorates the valiant efforts of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Civil War regiments of African Americans enlisted in the North.
Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 5, repro.
Philip, Lord Wharton by Sir Anthony van Dyck https://www.nga.gov/artworks/57-philip-lord-wharton
In this Arcadian portrait, Anthony van Dyck pictures Philip, 4th Baron Wharton, standing before a shimmering green drapery against a rocky backdrop, while holding a shepherd’s houlette in the crook of his arm. His regal pose and his sumptuous attire with its rich golden-yellow, purple, and emerald tones convey both grace and elegance, while his gaze exudes self-confidence.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
The Visit to the Nursery by Jean Honoré Fragonard https://www.nga.gov/artworks/32685-visit-nursery
. 120, repro. 1944 "Kress Makes Important Donation of French Painting to the Nation
Pianist and Checker Players by Henri Matisse https://www.nga.gov/artworks/66423-pianist-and-checker-players
Through the 1920s, Matisse stayed in Nice from late fall to early spring of each year, while his wife and family remained in Issy-les-Moulineaux outside Paris. Pianist and Checker Players is set in Matisse’s Nice apartment and shows the artist’s favorite model, Henriette Darricarère, and her two brothers.
Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs.
Page from the Collection of Niccolò Gaddi (So-Called "Vasari Page") by The "Chief Framer", Giorgio Vasari, Raffaellino del Garbo, Sandro Botticelli, Filippino Lippi https://www.nga.gov/artworks/74978-page-collection-niccolo-gaddi-so-called-vasari-page
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Mortlake Terrace by Joseph Mallord William Turner https://www.nga.gov/artworks/116-mortlake-terrace
This painting, one of two views of Mortlake Terrace painted by Turner, is a view from the house, looking directly west into the luminous glow of the setting sun. Turner established the quiet mood of the late-afternoon scene with two ivy-covered elm trees, whose soft, feathery leaves and curving limbs frame the painting.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.