Five Paintings in New York Every Art Lover Should See
December 01,2012

 

Tina Rivers: Columbia University

 

In one of the most important cities for art in the world, where can an art lover find not just great, but truly extraordinary, experiences? In this talk, we will discover five must-see works of art housed in New York City, including ancient frescoes buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Monet's Water Lilies, a confectionary love story by Fragonard, Hopper's quiet vision of modern American life, and Klimt's shimmering portrait of a lady.

 

While these paintings all possess an intrinsic art historical value, they are also important because they have come to define the five museums that acquired them:  the Met, the MoMA, the Frick, the Whitney, and the Neue Galerie, respectively. Just as these five paintings differ greatly from each other in style and substance, so too do the institutions that are their homes, in ways that have forever changed the experience of viewing and loving art in New York.

 

After delving into their history today, you'll never look at these paintings--or these museums--in the same way again!

 

 

 

The Paintings:

New York Hilton (54th and Sixth Ave)
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
December 01,2012
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM