Ailsa Mellon Bruce: Collector and Patron of the National Gallery, by Dr. Mary Morton | 演講

National Gallery founder Andrew Mellon’s two children, Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce, were also collectors and major patrons of the National Gallery. They were both drawn to the luminous, color-saturated paintings of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, and they each amassed a significant collection of these works to enjoy in their homes, while always intending to give the pictures to the nation. 博士. Mary Morton will discuss some of the highlights of their collecting, with particular attention paid to Ailsa Mellon Bruce, whose activities are less well known than her brother’s. The talk will focus on the paintings from these collections that form the core of Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art.

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