2009

Exhibitions presented at The Frick Collection during 2009.

Past Exhibition: Andrea Riccio

intricately designed bronze oil lamp, with cast figures depicted
Andrea Riccio: Renaissance Master of Bronze
October 15, 2008 to January 19, 2009

The Frick Collection presented the first monographic exhibition dedicated to Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), one of the most creative sculptors of the Renaissance. On view were thirty-one autograph works representing every phase of Riccio’s career, three bronzes believed to be derived from the artist’s lost compositions, and two life-size terracotta sculptures. Andrea Riccio: Renaissance Master of Bronze was shown exclusively at The Frick Collection.

Past Exhibition: Masterpieces from the Norton Simon Museum

oil painting of lemons, oranges, and cup on a table against black background
Masterpieces of European Painting from the Norton Simon Museum
February 10, 2009 to May 10, 2009

The Frick Collection presented a selection of five masterpieces of European painting from the highly acclaimed Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. The exhibition, on view in the Oval Room from February 10 through May 10, 2009, afforded New York and East Coast audiences the occasion to see superb masterworks from the collections of the Norton Simon Art Foundation and The Norton Simon Foundation, a very special opportunity as both institutions generally do not allow their works to travel.

Past Exhibition: Whistler in The Frick Collection

color photograph of oval gallery with grey walls, wooden pillars, polished floor, and skylight
Portraits, Pastels, Prints: Whistler in The Frick Collection
June 2, 2009 to August 23, 2009

Between 1914 and 1919, Henry Clay Frick acquired twenty works by James McNeill Whistler: five paintings, three pastels, and twelve prints, a remarkable ensemble that represents the breadth of Whistler’s artistic activity and testifies to Frick’s taste as a collector.

Past Exhibition: Exuberant Grotesques

large dish painted with scene of mythological figures, ringed in white with decoration
Renaissance Maiolica from the Fontana Workshop
September 15, 2009 to January 17, 2010

Although it was not until 2008 that the first piece of maiolica entered The Frick Collection, it was an extraordinary debut: a large dish painted with a narrative scene, oristoriato, inspired by Marcantonio Raimondi's print after The Judgment of Paris by Raphael. This scene is surrounded by colorful grotesques delicately painted on a white ground, a specialty of the renowned workshop of Orazio Fontana in Urbino, to which the best pieces are usually attributed.

Past Exhibition: Watteau to Degas

chalk drawing of woman in long robe reclining in chair with footrest, palm against the cheek
Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection
October 6, 2009 to January 10, 2010

Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884–1970) was a Dutch art historian, connoisseur, and collector.