Master Paintings from the Phillips Collection
Master Paintings from the Phillips Collection by Phillips Collection is an illustrated volume published by Phillips Collection in 2011, comprising 224 pages in English. This book provides an overview of the Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips. It highlights Phillips’ vision of showcasing American artists alongside their European counterparts, emphasizing stylistic continuities and affinities in art.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of the collection, featuring works by 85 artists, including notable figures such as Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Picasso, as well as celebrated American artists like Georgia O’Keeffe and Arthur Dove. The book aims to recreate the experience of viewing these significant works in an intimate setting, reflecting the history and evolution of modern art from the late 19th century to 1945. It serves as a catalog of the permanent collections and exhibitions that define the Phillips Collection’s unique contribution to the art world.
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The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips (1886-1966), a Washington D.C. collector who played a vital role in introducing America to contemporary art. Unusually for his time, Phillips saw American artists as fully equal to their European counterparts, often hanging their works side by side. Moreover, Phillips chose to buy and exhibit works according to stylistic continuities and affinities, reflecting the visual connections between various artistic expressions, past and present.
Master Paintings from The Phillips Collection offers a unique insight into the creation of one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern art. Featuring works by 85 artists, including major European artists Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Picasso, El Greco who was “discovered” by Phillips, and celebrated American artists championed by Phillips: Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, and Augustus Vincent Tack, this volume aims to re-create what Duncan Phillips considered the “life-enhancing” experience of seeing new or challenging forms of artistic expression in an intimate setting
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