From the Collection: Anders Zorn and Etching
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Anders Zorn’s Portrait Prints
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Anders Zorn Captures Modern Life
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Anders Zorn Returns to Sweden
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: The Nudes of Anders Zorn
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until July 31) is Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Painter-Etcher. Featuring all 18 prints in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s collection by...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Paintings by George Inness
George Inness (American, 1825–1894), Autumn by the Sea, 1875. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Bequest of Catherine Jean Quirk M1989.61. Photo credit: John Glembin George Inness (1825-1894), one of...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Three Cuirassiers, Part 1
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), Three Cuirassiers, 1879. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley M1977.149. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. There is so much...
View ArticleOpening Soon: Rineke Dijkstra: Rehearsals
Rineke Dijkstra, Marianna (The Fairy Doll), 2014. One-channel HD video installation, surround sound; 19 min. 13 sec., looped. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. © Rineke Dijkstra....
View ArticleQuestions of Provenance: William and Gertrude Schuchardt
Installation of Corot, Daubigny, Miller: Visions of France. Photo credit: the author. In the past, in posts related to provenance (or the history of an artwork, such as who has owned it and where it’s...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: A Pair of Paintings by Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel (French, 1823–1889), Saint Monica in a Landscape, 1845. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, with funds from Avis Martin Heller in honor of the Fine Arts Society and funds...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Monumental Orientalist Vase
Designed by Louis-Constant Sévin (French, 1821–1881) and Manufactured by Firm of F. Barbedienne (French, 1858–1955), Monumental Ormolu-Mounted Enamel Vase, 1867. Copper, gilt bronze, and cloisonné...
View ArticleFrom the Vault: Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1977
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004), Shiny Nude, from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio, 1976, published 1977. Rubber stamp print, printed in color. Image: 5 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (14.92 × 14.45 cm); sheet: 8 ×...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Bacchanals by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The current exhibition in the European works on paper rotation space (on view until April 2) is Gods and Heroes: Classical Mythology in European Prints. The show features 21 prints that cover the...
View ArticleCurating Mrs. M.––––– ’s World, a New Installation: Part 1
View of Mrs. M.––––– ’s Cabinet. Mrs. M.––––– ’s Cabinet is currently featuring an installation that was developed by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students enrolled in the course “Curating Mrs....
View ArticleFrom the Collection–“Meissen in Winter” by Ernst Ferdinand Oehme
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (German, 1797–1855), Meissen in Winter, 1854. Detail. Oil on canvas; 27 x 23 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of the René von Schleinitz Foundation M1962.105. Photo credit P....
View ArticleCurating Mrs. M.––––– ’s World, a New Installation: Part 2
View of Mrs. M.––––– ’s Cabinet. Mrs. M.––––– ’s Cabinet is currently featuring an installation that was developed by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students enrolled in the course “Curating Mrs....
View ArticleGuerrilla Girls: Behind the Mask
Installation of Guerrilla Girls prints at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo credit: Tina Schinabeck. Prints from the portfolio Guerrilla Girls Talk Back: The First Five Years will be on view in the...
View ArticleFrom the Collection: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Three Cuirassiers, Part 1
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), Three Cuirassiers, 1879. Oil on canvas. Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harry Lynde Bradley M1977.149. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. There is so much...
View ArticleMAM Behind-the-Scenes: Rotating the Collection
Gallery with Portrait Miniatures at Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo credit: Tina Schinabeck. The Milwaukee Art Museum, like many other large museums, has so much art that it is impossible to display it all...
View ArticleMAM Behind-the-Scenes: Where Did They Go?
Academic Gallery with Homer and His Guide by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Photo credit: John R. Glembin. There are some things in the Museum that are always changing—exhibition galleries, works on...
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