Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street New York City For ......van Gogh's "Arlesienne," from the...
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Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd S t r e e t New York City
For re lease Sunday, June 5
The summer exh ib i t ion , which opens on June 8 a t the Museum of
Modern Art , 11 West F i f t y - t h i rd S t r e e t , i s intended to supplement the
Bl i s s co l l ec t i on and tjie permanent co l l ec t ion which w i l l remain on view,
i t i s announced by Alfred H. Barr, J r . , d i reo tor of the Musewn.
"The exh ib i t ion , while by no means complete, should give an
i n t e r e s t i n g survey of modiern pa in t ing and scu lp tu re i n Europe and
America during the l a s t 50 y e a r s , " said Mr. Barr . "Of nineteenth
century pa in t ing , the Bl i s s co l l ec t ion already contains admirable
examples of the work of Cezanne, Daumier, Gauguin and Degas. Paint ings
by other 'old masters* of the modern movement have been len t by p r iva te
c o l l e c t o r s , "
Among the paint ings lent to the Museum for th i s exhib i t ion are:-
van Gogh's "Arles ienne," from the c o l l e c t i o n of Dr. and Mrs. Harry
Bakwin; Gauguin's "poemes Barbares ," lent by A. Conger Goodyear,
president of the Museum; Renoir ' s "Moulin de la G a l e t t e , " len t by John
Hay Whitney; Renoir ' s "The River Bank," aud t h e Toulouse-Lautrec
"Messalina," *oth from the c o l l e c t i o n of Adolph Lewisohn; ; a Begas
pas te l from E. M. M. Warburg and a van Gogh flower pie«e l e n t by James
W. Barney.
The American Thomas Eakins i s represented by an ear ly p o r t r a i t
of the a r t i s t ' s f i ancee . Two lesser-known Suropean pa in te r s of the
older generat ion whose work has r a r e ly been seen in Ameii oa are the
Belgian James Snsor, represented by "Masques" from the Bakwin
c o l l e c t i o n , and Lavis Corinth, sometimes considered the g r e a t e s t *' »
modern German p a i n t e r , represented by a vigorous landsoape from the
co l l ec t ion of Mr. and Mrs. I&rich Conn.
Among contemporary p a i n t e r s , American and French a re
especia l ly emphasized, toge ther with a few p ic tu res by German, gpgi i sh ,
IMtah and Mexican a r t i s t s . The contemporary French masters include
Bonnard, Braque, Derain, Dufy, Roger d e / l a Fresnaye, Gromaire, Loger,
Matisse, Rouault, P i e r r e Roy and Dunoyer de Segonzao. Of the a r t i s t s
working in Pa r i s , examples w i l l be shoran of the work of the Russians
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Chaga l l and S o u t i n e , 'the Po l i sh K i s l i n g , t he Dutch Mondriaan, t h e
Spanish P i ca s so and t h e I t a l i a n M o d i g l i a n i . Germany i s r e p r e s e n t e d
by a group of p a i n t e r s i nc lud ing Beckmann, Dix, K lee , Kle inschmidt and
George Grosz, England by Augustus John and Mexico by R ive ra , Char io t
and <3rozoo» , _
The Museum1 s permanent c o l l e c t i o n o f American p a i n t e r s
i n c l u d e s the work of P res ton Dick inson , 3ernard K a r f i o l , Kenneth Hayes
M i l l e r , Char l e s Burchf ie ld and Edward Hopper. P r i v a t e c o l l e c t o r s have
l e n t a d d i t i o n a l works by George Bel lows, Morris Kantor , Maurice S t e r n e ,
Eugene S p e i c h e r , John Marin, Max Weber, Walkowitz, Maurice P r e n d e r g a s t ,
Henry Lee McFee, Elshemus, Char les Demufch, Guy Pene du Bois and P e t e r •
Blume.
S c u l p t u r e by Degas, M a t i s s e , Gaston Laohaise and the Anglo-
American Jacob S p s t e i n have been added to the s c u l p t u r e by M a i l l o l ,
Lehmbruok and Despiau a l r eady on e x h i b i t i o n . A l a r g e bronze f i g u r e
of a woman by Lacha i se i s l e n t by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dunbar*
P r i v a t e c o l l e c t o r s lending p a i n t i n g s and s c u l p t u r e to the
summer e x h i b i t i o n i nc lude Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin, James V7. Barney,
Stephen C. C l a r k , Mr. and Mrs, 2 r ioh Cohn, Frank C. Crowninsfoield, Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Dunbar, A Conger Goodyear, P h i l i p C. Johnson, L inco ln
K i r s t e i n . Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Lewisohn, Adolph Lewisohn, Mrs. John Mr. an a Mrs . Lesley Green Sheafer , Mrs. John 3 . Sheppard,
D. R o c k e f e l l e r , J r . , 31sa Schmid,/James J . Sweeney, E. M. M. Warburg
and John Hay'Whitney.
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LIST OF LOANS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
SUMMER SXHIgTTION, MUSELU OF MODERN ART
11 West 55 S t r e e t , June 8 t h to October 25rd,1952
I n a d d i t i o n to C o l l e c t i o n and as we l l as a s e l e c t i o n of Mural P a i n t i n g s and
t h e s e loans p a i n t i n g and the Permanent C o l l e c t i o n
s t u d i e s from t h e Photo-murals
s c u l p t u r e from the B l i s s "OT Museum w i l l be shown,
"The fo r^ the r e c e n t E x h i b i t i o n by American a r t i s t s .
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P a i n t e r s of t h e 19th Century:
Thomas Eakins (American) - KATHERINE, 1872 - P r i v a t e C o l l e c t i o n Toulouse-Laut rec (French) - MBSSALINA - l e n t by Adolph Lewisohn H.G.S.Degas (French) - FEMALE FIGURE ( p a s t e l ) - l en t by E.M.M.
Warburg Paul Gauguin (French) - NUDE WITH SUNFLOWERS - l e n t by Dr. and
Mrs. Harry Bakwin Paul Gauguin (French) - POMES BARBARES - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) - WOMAN OF AHLES - l e n t by Dr-. and Mrs.
Harry Bakwin Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) - FLOWERS - l e n t by James W. Barney^
French p a i n t e r s of t h e 20th c e n t u r y :
P i e r r e Bonnard - STANDING NUDE, 1927 - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield Georges Braque - STILL LIFE - l e n t by Frank CrowninsM^ld Andre Derain - MILL AT MONTRSUIL- - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Andre Dera in - GARDEN - P r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Raoul Dufy - THE HARBOR - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield Roger de l a Fresnaye - STILL LIFE - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Marcel Gromaire - CAFE - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield
- COFFEE 0RINDSR - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n WOMAN COMBING HAtR, 1923 - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n STUDIO INTERIOR WITH MODEL - P r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n WINDOW AT NICE OVERLOOKING SEA - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n - BABEL - l e n t by Frank Crow minshi e ld - CLOWIT'S HEAD - l e n t by E. M. M. Warburg
ON THE STAIRS - P r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n - THE RED PARASOL - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n
Marcel Gromaire Fernand Leger -Henr i -Mat i s se -Henr i -Ma t i s se -Georges Rouault Georges Rouaul t P i e r r e Roy - DAN3ER Dunoyer de Segonzac Dunsyer de Segonzac - BRIDGI - l en t by Frank Crowninshield
20th cen tu ry f o r e i g n p a i n t e r s working i n P a r i s :
Marc Chaga l l - RABBI - p r i v a t e ©ol l e c t i o n Moise K i s l i n g - THE GARDEN - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Moise K i s l i n g - PORTRAI? OF A GIRL - l e n t by Adolph Lewisohn Amedeo Msd ig l i an i - GIRL WITH BLUE EYES - l e n t by Frank , . .,.,.._
Crowninshield P i e t Mondriaan - COMPt̂ SXTJON - l e n t by P h i l i p Johnson Pablo P i c a s s o - PORTRAIT OB BRAQUE - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield Pable P i ca s so - WOMAN, about 1903 - l e n t by Adolph Lewisohn Chaim Sou t ine - BOY - l e n t by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin.
20th cen tu ry German p a i n t e r s :
Lovis Cor in th - NEAR THE WALCHENSEE - l e n t by Mr. and Mrs. Erich
Paul Klee - MRS. R. IN THE SOUTH - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n C ° h n
Otto Dix - CHILD WITH DOLL - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Max Beclcmann - FAMILY PICTURE - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n \ Max Beckmann - LANDSCAPE WITH FACTORIES, 1 9 2 2 - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t ! Paul Klee - DEPARTURE OF THE SHIPS - l e n t by E.M.M. Warburg Paul Kle inschmidt - STILL LIFE WITH CANDLES - l e n t by Mr. and,
I/Irs. Er ich Cohn
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20th century Mexican painters:
Jean Chariot - MALINCHES -« lent by Frank Crowninshield Diego Rivera - THE RIVALS - private collection Orozco - MEXICAN LANDSCAPE - private collection
Other countries:
James Snsor - MASKS - lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin Augustus John - WATSRCOLOR - lent by Frank Crowninshield
20th century American painters:
Peter Blume - PARADE - private collection George Bellows - LADY JEAM - private collection Max Weber - STILL LIFE WITH A LOAF OF BREAD - private collection A. Walkowitz - HUDSOK RIVER LANDSCAPE - private collection
•* Guy Pene du Bois - AMERICANS IN PARIS - private collection Charles Demuth - POPPIES - lent by Frank Crowninshield Louis M. Elshemus - 110YAL FAMILY ~ private collection Edward Hopper - LIGHTHOUSE HILL - lent by Mr. and Mrs, Lesley
Green Sheafer GLOUCESTER - private collection - private collection - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n
:ALL - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n
Edward Hopper - BACK STREET, Morris Kantor - UNION SQUARE Hccry Lee I/iDFee - STILL LIFE Maurice P rende rgas t - WATERFJ Maurice P rende rgas t - WATERCOLOR - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Char les Burchf ie ld - SPRING LANDSCAPE - l e n t by Mrs. John S .
Sheppard John Marin - ISLAND - c o l l e c t i o n Adolph Lewisohn Char les Demuth - HARLEY STREET - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Maurice S t e r n e - THE WINDING PATH - c o l l e c t i o n Adolph Lewisohn Eugene S p e i c h e r - PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN - c o l l e c t i o n Adolph
Lewisohn Char les Demuth - HOUSES - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n John Marin - MOUNTAIN STORM - l e n t by E.M.M.Warburg
S c u l p t u r e :
H.G.E.Degas (French) - THE BATH - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield Jacob E p s t e i n (American, l i v i n g i n England) - HEAD - l e n t by
E. M.M.Warburg Gaston Lacha i s e (American) - WOMAN, 1912 - l e n t by Mr.̂ and Mrs.
John A. Dunbar Gaston Lachais 'e (American) - PORTRAIT OF JOHN MARIN, 1927 -
p r i v a t e ^ c o l l e c t i o n Gaston Lacha i se (American) - PORTRAIT, 1932 - p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n Henr i -Mat i s se (French) - STANDING WOMAN,abo'it 1914 - p r i v a t e
c o l l e c t i o n Wil l iam Zorach (American) - WOMAN - l e n t by Frank Crowninshield Ivory Coas t , Eas t Af r i ca - CEREMONIAL M/kSK, l e n t by Frank
Crowninshie ld Ernes to de F i o r i (German School , I t a l i a n b i r t h ) - ENGLISH WOMAN-
l e n t by Mr. and Mrs. E r i ch Conn
EMDERS TO THE EXHIBITION:
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin James W. Barney Stephen C. Cla rk Mr. and Mrs. Erich Conn Frank C. Crowninshield Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dunbar A. Conger Goodyear P h i l i p Johnson L inco ln K i r s t e i n Adolph Lewisohn
Mrs. John D. R o c k e f e l l e r , J r* Elsa Schmid Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Green Sheafer Mrs. John S. Sheppard James J . Sweeney S. M.M.Warburg John Hay Whitney