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The collection of European drawings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is barely known, yet it boasts numerous significant works. In conjunction with Paper, Color, Line: European Master Drawings from the Wadsworth Atheneum, a large exhibition on view from January 16th to April 27th, 2025, this talk explores the rich history of the collection.

Speaker: Oliver Tostmann, Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

This event is organized by The Drawing Foundation in partnership with the Wadsworth Atheneum, and in association with Master Drawings New York 2025

     

Image: Léon Bakst (1866-1924), Costume Design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun, from “L’ Après-Midi d’un Faune” (detail), 1912. Graphite, opaque and transparent watercolor with gold paint on illustration board. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1935.37.

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A Long-Kept Secret: The Collection of European Drawings at the Wadsworth Atheneum

 

The collection of European drawings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is barely known, yet it boasts numerous significant works. In conjunction with Paper, Color, Line: European Master Drawings from the Wadsworth Atheneum, a large exhibition on view from January 16th to April 27th, 2025, this talk explores the rich history of the collection.

Speaker: Oliver Tostmann, Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

This event is organized by The Drawing Foundation in partnership with the Wadsworth Atheneum, and in association with Master Drawings New York 2025

     

Image: Léon Bakst (1866-1924), Costume Design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun, from “L’ Après-Midi d’un Faune” (detail), 1912. Graphite, opaque and transparent watercolor with gold paint on illustration board. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1935.37.

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February 6, 2025 1:30 pm
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686 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065 United States

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