Old Masters Paintings at the University of Wyoming
February 5, 2005 - December 23, 2006
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Old Masters Paintings at the University of Wyoming offers a selection of European, British, and American studio paintings from 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Studio portraits, easel paintings of landscapes and marine views, and genre scenes of everyday life are dominant subjects. Many of the artists in this exhibition may be unfamiliar, yet each has contributed to the history of western painting.
All of these paintings are housed in the University of Wyoming Art Museum and drawn from its collection of 7,000 objects. A number of these works have not been on public view for many years. A publication on old masters paintings in the collection is forthcoming.
Images:
Left: Jan Abrahams Beerstraaten (Dutch, 1622-1666), Harbor Scene with Architectural Ruins, 1663, oil, 38 x 34 inches, Gift of the Estate of Mimi Robinson Arnold, 84.0235.000
Right: Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889), Summer Landscape, no date, oil on canvas, 38 x 40 inches, Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul, 73.0055.000
Funded in part by the National Advisory Board of the UW Art Museum.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year
university with the top research universities in the United States.
The University of Wyoming Art Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) since 1976. This accreditation recognizes the Museum's commitment to excellence,
high professional standards, and continued institutional improvements.