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American Masterpieces: Watercolors and
Pastels
November 11, 2006 through February 4, 2007
Among the best but lesser-known treasures of the Norton Museum are remarkable works on paper by American artists of the
late 19th and 20th centuries. This exhibition features twelve of the finest examples, executed in a variety of luminous
media including gouache, pastel and watercolor.
Represented by masterpieces are favorite painters such as Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Milton Avery,Willem de Kooning
and Andrew Wyeth.
Organized by the Norton Museum of Art.
This exhibition is made possible in part through the generosity of the R.H. Norton Trust, the State of Florida, Department
of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Winslow Homer (American,
1836–1910): Hudson River at Blue Ledge, Essex County (The Log Jam), 1889. Watercolor on paper, 14 1/2 by 21 inches
(36.8 x 53.3 cm). Bequest of R. H. Norton, 53.83 |
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Will Henry Stevens
(American, 1881–1949): Monumental, ca. 1939. Pastel on paper, 26 by 21 3/4 inches (66 by 55.2 cm). Gift of Richard T. York
in memory of Thibault Bouet, 98.2 |
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Charles E. Burchfield
(American, 1893–1967): In the Swamp, 1917. Gouache on paper mounted to chipboard, 22 by 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm).
Bequest of Elizabeth C. Norton, 47.4 |
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collection featuring
19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography.
From its founding the Norton has been famous for its masterpieces
of 19th century and 20th century painting
and sculpture by European artists such as Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse,
Miró, Monet, Picasso
and by Americans such as Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe,
Pollock and Sheeler.
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