Drawn to greatness : master drawings from the Thaw collection

Drawn to greatness : master drawings from the Thaw collection / edited by Jennifer Tonkovich ; essays by Colin B. Bailey, Richard R. Brettell, Jay A. Clarke, Matthew Hargraves, Colta Ives, John Marciari, Andrew Robison, Jennifer Tonkovich, Jane Shoaf Turner, catalogue raisonné by Jennifer Tonkovoch, Giada Damen.

This exhibition highlights more than 150 master drawings from the Thaw Collection, one of the world?s finest private collections containing over 400 sheets. Assembled over the last fifty years, and made a promised gift to the Morgan in 1975, the collection has now been given in full to the museum by...

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Corporate Author: Pierpont Morgan Library (Author)
Other Authors: Bailey, Colin B. (Contributor), Damen, Giada (Contributor), Tonkovich, Jennifer (Editor), Turner, Jane, 1956- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : The Morgan Library & Museum, [2017]
Subjects:
Thaw, Eugene Victor > Art collections > Exhibitions.
Thaw, Clare > Art collections > Exhibitions.
Pierpont Morgan Library > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Drawing > Exhibitions.
Drawing > Private collections > New York (State) > New York > Exhibitions.
Catalogues raisonnés.
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
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Summary:This exhibition highlights more than 150 master drawings from the Thaw Collection, one of the world?s finest private collections containing over 400 sheets. Assembled over the last fifty years, and made a promised gift to the Morgan in 1975, the collection has now been given in full to the museum by Life Trustee Eugene V. Thaw and his wife, Clare. 'Drawn to Greatness' focuses on pivotal artists and key moments in the history of draftsmanship. Works by major masters from the Renaissance to the modern era will be on view, including Mantegna, Rubens, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Piranesi, Watteau, Fragonard, Goya, Ingres, Turner, Daumier, Redon, Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, and Pollock. 00Exhibition: Morgan Library and Museum, New York, USA (29.09.2017-07..01.2018) / Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA (03.02.-29.04.2018).
Item Description:"Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, 29 September 2017 to 7 January 2018, and the Clark Art Institute, 3 February to 29 April 2018"--Page [6].
Physical Description:295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 30 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292).
ISBN:9780875981826
0875981828
Language:Text in English.

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