Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, VA
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Purchases
Painting by Frederick Carl Frieseke
An American Impressionist painting
by Frederick Carl Frieseke, an early 19th-century fall-front desk, a set
of four Han Dynasty game figures from China, an early 20th-century clock
by Austrian designer Josef Hoffmann, and an early 19th-century Indian miniature
painting have been added to the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts. In addition, a number of works from the estate of Paul Mellon
of Upperville,VA- including five paintings by British artist George Stubbs
- ·have been accepted as gifts. The acquisitions were approved by
the executive committee of the museum's board of trustees in October, 1999.
"Blue
Interior: Giverny (The Red Ribbon)," ca. 1912-13, an oil on canvas
by American artist Frederick
Carl Frieseke (1874-1939), which measures 32 inches square, depicts
a young model standing before a mirror to adjust a red ribbon in her hair.
Painted in the little French hamlet made famous by artist Claude Monet,
"Blue Interior" was executed at the height of the artist's career
and given to friends in Giverny. It has remained hidden from public view
until recently, when the original owner's descendants brought it to market,
according to Dr. David Park Curry, the museum's curator of American arts.
(left: Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939), Blue Interior: Giverny (The
Red Ribbon), ca. 1912-1913, 32 x 32 inches, Photo by Katherine Wetzel,
© 1999 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)
"We are delighted with the important additions that
have been made to the museum's fine collections," says Katharine C.
Lee, the museum's director. "We are thankful for the extraordinary
care and generosity that Paul Mellon has shown this institution and for
the generous privately donated funds that allow our professional curators
to make meaningful purchases that expand the impact of the museum's holdings."
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"Blue
Interior: Giverny (The Red Ribbon)," ca. 1912-13, an oil on canvas
by American artist Frederick
Carl Frieseke (1874-1939), which measures 32 inches square, depicts
a young model standing before a mirror to adjust a red ribbon in her hair.
Painted in the little French hamlet made famous by artist Claude Monet,
"Blue Interior" was executed at the height of the artist's career
and given to friends in Giverny. It has remained hidden from public view
until recently, when the original owner's descendants brought it to market,
according to Dr. David Park Curry, the museum's curator of American arts.
(left: Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939), Blue Interior: Giverny (The
Red Ribbon), ca. 1912-1913, 32 x 32 inches, Photo by Katherine Wetzel,
© 1999 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)