Seattle Asian Art Museum has reason to boast about new acquisitions
- January 17, 2010 17:09
An impressive 40 newly acquired works have beefed up the holdings of the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Two exhibitions show them off: "The New Old" features Chinese paintings and calligraphy dating back to the 17th century, and "The New New" presents contemporary work. Highlights include a painting by Ren Bonian (1840-1895), the most influential painter of the "Shanghai school" in the late Qing period, and a jarring car-crash installation by Cai Guo Qiang...
100x100_c.jpg "NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE DAWN (Bleue), circa 1993 painted polyester on metal base 55.51 x 45.51 x 25 in. 141 x 115.6 x 63.5 cm.")
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
