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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
FINE, PERLE
c. 1961-1963
Oil on linen
59 3/4 x 50 ins. (151.8 x 127.0 cm)
Selected by 2023 Curator’s Circle Members and acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Oil on linen
59 3/4 x 50 ins. (151.8 x 127.0 cm)
Selected by 2023 Curator’s Circle Members and acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
WOODRUFF, HALE
c. 1968
Brush and ink on heavy cream wove paper
Sheet : 21 ½ x 27 5/8 ins. (54.8 x 70.8 cm) (irreg.)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Brush and ink on heavy cream wove paper
Sheet : 21 ½ x 27 5/8 ins. (54.8 x 70.8 cm) (irreg.)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
ADAMS, ANSEL
Dassonville print
Sheet: 10 x 11 1/2 ins. (25.4 x 30.0 cm); Image: 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 ins. (14.2 x 19.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Sheet: 10 x 11 1/2 ins. (25.4 x 30.0 cm); Image: 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 ins. (14.2 x 19.3 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
CURTIS, EDWARD S.
c. 1899
Photogravure on wove paper
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 10 15/16 ins. (39.3 x 27.7 cm); Image: 10 1/8 x 7 ins. (25.6 x 17.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Photogravure on wove paper
Sheet: 15 1/2 x 10 15/16 ins. (39.3 x 27.7 cm); Image: 10 1/8 x 7 ins. (25.6 x 17.7 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
SAENREDAM, JAN after LUCAS van LEYDEN [1494 - 1533]
1600
Engraving
Sheet 11 1/8 x 7 ½ ins. (28.2 x 19.3 cm); Image 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 ins. (26.7 x 18.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Engraving
Sheet 11 1/8 x 7 ½ ins. (28.2 x 19.3 cm); Image 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 ins. (26.7 x 18.8 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
MORAN, MARY NIMMO
1880
Etching
Sheet: 9 x 12 1/4 ins. (22.9 x 31.0 cm); Image: 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 ins. (14.3 x 19.7 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
Etching
Sheet: 9 x 12 1/4 ins. (22.9 x 31.0 cm); Image: 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 ins. (14.3 x 19.7 cm)
Gift of Christian Vinyard
de VLAMINCK, MAURICE
1922
Woodcut
Sheet: 16 x 19 ¼ ins. (40.8 x 58.8 cm); Image: 13 3/8 x 16 ¼ ins (34.0 x 41.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
Woodcut
Sheet: 16 x 19 ¼ ins. (40.8 x 58.8 cm); Image: 13 3/8 x 16 ¼ ins (34.0 x 41.4 cm)
Acquired with funds from the Board of Visitors Muscarelle Museum of Art Endowment
HESS, EMIL JOHN
Brass
10 7/8 h. x 4 3/4 w. x 3 ins. d. (27.7 x 12.0 x 7.5 cm)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation
10 7/8 h. x 4 3/4 w. x 3 ins. d. (27.7 x 12.0 x 7.5 cm)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation
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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