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The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

Courtesy of National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum


Through September 7!

In Contemporary Rhythm

The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein

   

   Afternoon of a Sheepherder, 1939
   Oil on canvas, 28 x 50 inches
   Courtesy of National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
   Oklahoma City; 1976.32

Sunday, July 13, 1:00 pm, Lecture: Taos Transformations by Peter Hassrick

Director of the Petrie Institute for Western American Art at The Denver Art Museum

Family Day, Saturday, July 19, 11:00 am- 3:00 pm

Illustrator’s Workshop11:00 am & 1:00 pm

 

This exhibition celebrates the life and art of Ernest Blumenschein (1874-1960), one of the founders  of the Taos Society of Artists and one of the most accomplished of the group.  In Contemporary  Rhythm presents 61 major paintings, as well as illustrations and sketches, is organized by The  Albuquerque Museum, the Denver Art Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum, and is supported by  the National Endowment for the Arts, the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, the Henry Luce  Foundation and the Western Art Associates of the Phoenix Art Museum.

 

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Paul Cezanne

 

  Coming May 16, 2010!   

 

Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales

 

See masterpieces by Cézanne, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Van Gogh, and others. The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and National Museum Wales.

 

Paul Cézanne
The François Zola Dam, ca. 1877–78
Oil on canvasClaude Monet
21 3/8 x 29 1/4 in.
National Museum of Wales; Miss Gwendoline E. Davies
Bequest, 1951 (NMWA 2439)
Courtesy American Federation of Arts

 

 

               Claude Monet
               The Palazzo Dario, 1908
               Oil on canvas
               36 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.
               National Museum of Wales; Miss Margaret S. Davies
               Bequest, 1963 (NMWA 2481)
               Courtesy American Federation of Arts

 

 

 



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  • Adult, $4 ($1 discount for Adult New Mexico resident with valid ID)
  • Senior (65+), $2
  • Children, ages 4 - 12, $1
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The Albuquerque Museum is an accessible museum. If you require special assistance to enjoy Museum activities, or to obtain this information in an alternative format, please contact The Albuquerque Museum at least 5 business days before the scheduled activity at 505-243-7255. The Relay New Mexico number is 1-800-659-8331.

 

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