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Collection Highlights
The permanent collection at the Muscarelle dates from 1732 and has grown to nearly 8,000 objects.
Explore the Collection:PaintingsDrawings and WatercolorsPrintsPhotographySculpture and ObjectsRecent Acquisitions
VALTAT, LOUIS
c. 1898
Oil on canvas
Framed: 36 1/8 x 42 ins. (91 x 107.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on canvas
Framed: 36 1/8 x 42 ins. (91 x 107.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ANNAN, JAMES CRAIG
1907
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XIX, printed on tissue
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 ins. (19.9 x 27.9 cm); Image: 6 x 7 3/4 ins. (15.2 x 19.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
SYKES, FREDERICK J.
1890
Oil on academy board
12 x 17 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 44.3 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
Oil on academy board
12 x 17 1/2 ins. (30.5 x 44.3 cm)
Purchase, Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns Art Acquisition Fund
BEAL, REYNOLDS
1945
Watercolor and red conté crayon on paper
Sight: 6 3/4 x 10 ins. (17.0 x 25.3 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
Watercolor and red conté crayon on paper
Sight: 6 3/4 x 10 ins. (17.0 x 25.3 cm)
Gift of Gene A. (W&M 1952) and Mary A. Burns
DEMACHY, ROBERT
1906
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XVI, printed on tissue
Image: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 ins. (20.7 x 15.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure from Camera Work, Number XVI, printed on tissue
Image: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 ins. (20.7 x 15.1 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
DINE, JAMES
1974-1976
Etching and hand-coloring in watercolor
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 27 3/4 ins. (99.5 x 70.5 cm); Plate: 26 x 24 ins. (66.1 x 60.9 cm); Framed: 45 5/8 x 32 7/8 ins. (113.3 x 83.5 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
Etching and hand-coloring in watercolor
Sheet: 39 1/4 x 27 3/4 ins. (99.5 x 70.5 cm); Plate: 26 x 24 ins. (66.1 x 60.9 cm); Framed: 45 5/8 x 32 7/8 ins. (113.3 x 83.5 cm)
Purchase, Acquired with funds from the Gene A. and Mary A. Burns Bequest
OSUGI, SHOJI
1984
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/4 ins. (52.1 x 51.2 cm); Image: 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 ins. (45 x 45 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/4 ins. (52.1 x 51.2 cm); Image: 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 ins. (45 x 45 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Libertson
van LEYDEN, LUCAS
1519
Engraving
6 3/4 x 5 1/16 ins. (17.1 x 12.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Engraving
6 3/4 x 5 1/16 ins. (17.1 x 12.9 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
UTAGAWA TOKOKUNI, Untitled Kabuki scene, c. 1815, Woodblock print, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 31 ins. (39.0 x 78.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan
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