Master PaintingsHighlighting the most important pieces from the museums galleries, Master Paintings: The Phillips Collection is a beautiful, practical reference book that will give art lovers of all persuasions a better appreciation of the scope and excellence of Americas first modern art museum.Gathered here are 105 major works from eighty-four European and American painters, including Bonnard, Matisse, Daumier, Seurat, Braque, Picasso, Renoir, Marin, Dove, Ryder, OKeeffe, and Rothko. |
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art 131198 CONTENTS 39015 045622 183 PREFACE Eliza E Rathbone Chief Curator | 7 |
FOREWORD Laughlin Phillips Chairman of the Board | 8 |
ART AND INTIMACY Robert Hughes | 12 |
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