Past

The Unfinished Print

June 2, 2004 to August 15, 2004

When is a work of art complete? And when do further additions detract from the desired result? These questions lie at the heart of aesthetic theory and have preoccupied artists, critics, and collectors for centuries. The problem of "finish" is particularly relevant in the graphic arts, in which images are developed in stages and often distributed at various points in their making.
Special Loan: Portrait of a Man with a Book by Parmigianino

April 18, 2004 to November 21, 2004
A Beautiful and Gracious Manner: The Art of Parmigianino

January 27, 2004 to April 18, 2004
The Drawings of François Boucher

October 8, 2003 to December 14, 2003
Willem van Tetrode (c. 1525–80): Bronze Sculptures of the Renaissance

June 24, 2003 to September 7, 2003
From Pisanello to Whistler: Works on Paper in The Frick Collection. A Celebration of the Publication of Volume IX

April 29, 2003 to June 1, 2003

In celebration of the publication of the ninth and final volume of the series of comprehensive catalogues of The Frick Collection, a selection of works on paper were placed on view in the Cabinet. Although Henry Clay Frick was interested primarily in paintings, he did periodically acquire drawings and prints throughout his collecting career.
Whistler, Women, and Fashion

April 22, 2003 to July 13, 2003
Anne Vallayer-Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie-Antoinette

January 22, 2003 to March 23, 2003
Two Tapestries Reinstalled

November 26, 2002 to January 26, 2003

During the winter of 2002 to 2003, visitors enjoyed two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752). On display in the Music Room on a half-year rotational basis, these rare hangings are important for their state of preservation, the significance of their design, their royal provenance, and the evidence regarding the identity of their maker and manufacture.
Masterpieces of European Painting from the Toledo Museum of Art

October 29, 2002 to January 5, 2003