Sentences with phrase «acquisition of masterpieces»

He trained his focus on the acquisition of masterpieces, whether on canvas or in wood or bronze.

Not exact matches

As in Miyazaki's gothic horror masterpiece, Bloodborne, every weapon now has a special ability, making the acquisition of new items a constant delight.

At the 31st annual Collectors Committee fundraiser, LACMA announced its acquisition of nine new works including: the first Chinese spirit stone to enter the museum's holdings; Sonia Delaunay's abstract masterpiece La Prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France (1913), and a suite of three artworks by Middle Eastern contemporary artists Shirin Neshat, Khosrow Hassanzadeh, and Yasmin Sinai.

Since then the collection has grown to incorporate an impressive number of gifts, donations and acquisitions, from Renaissance masterpieces to Tudor portraits, Victorian decorative arts to contemporary works.

This month's acquisitions include a hoard of Soviet nonconformist art, a significant example of brutalist architecture, and a Danish masterpiece

The development of Dutch meal still lifes from 1600 onwards will be explored for the first time in this exhibition, which features more than 20 masterpieces including one of the museum's major acquisitions of 2012, Clara Peeters» Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels (pictured).

His early masterpiece Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1953 was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1955, making it his first major museum acquisition.

Here are just a few highlights from The Broad collection, from well - known modern masterpieces to less iconic, more recent acquisitions — all of which serve as a primer on collecting the best in contemporary art.

The displays feature masterpieces from the Tate Collection by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, alongside recent acquisitions of contemporary art by Sarah Lucas, Jim Lambie and Terence Koh, among others.