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"Path through the Wheat," about 1867, by Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875 40 x 50.8 cm (15 3/4 x 20 in.) Pastel and black conté crayon on gray wove paper, Classification: Pastels Accession number: 17.1521 Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton

Millet and Rural France opens at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Sept. 4
ArtfixDaily Staff - September 1st, 2010 03:59

Jean-François Millet’s depiction of the arresting beauty of the natural world is the subject of Millet and Rural France, an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), that invites visitors to rediscover one of the most important artists of the 19th century. On view September 4, 2010, through May 30, 2011, in the MFA’s Mary Stamas Gallery, the exhibition presents 46 works—many of them rarely seen in the past quarter century—the majority of which ...

Chair, Gerrit T. Rietveld, wood, paint, nails, ca. 1918 (design), 1923 ( production)

Rijksmuseum acquires 20th-century masterpieces: White chair by Rietveld and reliefs by Schoonhoven

The Rijksmuseum has acquired two masterpieces for its collection of 20th-century art and history: the famous chair designed by Gerrit T. Rietveld around 1918 and a relief by Jan J. ...

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	Helena Woolworth McCann Ex-Collection Export Porcelains Up For Auction 9/2/2010 Release Date: 30 August 2010 Many porcelains from Helena Woolworth McCann's collection are being offered through Aspire Auctions current online auction. Bidding has already started and lots will close this Thursday 9/2 starting at 10:00 am EST. Her collection was divided among several museums, principally the Met and ... Read more

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