Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Portrait of the Honorable Frederick Sylvester North Douglas, Son of Lord and Lady Glenbervie, 1815, graphite on paper. The Joan Whitney Payson Collection at the Portland Museum of Art. Gift of John Whitney Payson.

European Drawings at the Portland Museum of Art
March 26, 2011 - May 22, 2011

Featuring 42 drawings from the Museum’s European collection, this exhibition highlights masterworks by the finest draughtsmen of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. From portraits and figure studies to landscapes and architectural studies, the exhibition showcases work by artists such as Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Honoré Daumier, George Grosz, Edward Lear, and Samuel Prout. This exhibition is part of Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Drawing Project, a statewide collaboration of 20 arts organizations that will present exhibitions in 2011 dedicated to the medium of drawing.

Museum Blog: European Drawings at the Portland Museum of Art by Curator Margaret Burgess

In the News:

“Review: ‘European Drawings’ at the Portland Museum of Art”
The Portland Phoenix, Wednesday, March 30, 2011

“Drawn Together”
The Portland Press Herald, Thursday, March 24, 2011

“Year of the Drawing”
The Maine Sunday Telegram, January 9, 2011


 

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