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February 3, 2021 The Snite Museum of Art Announces Gifts of Six Important American and British Paintings from the late 18 th to the early 20 th centuries Notre Dame, IN: The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame is delighted to announce that it is the recipient of six noteworthy paintings from the late 18 th to the early 20 th centuries that will significantly augment the Museum’s holdings in American and British art. “The Museum is deeply grateful for these gifts, many by donors with long relationships to the Museum and Notre Dame,” states Joseph Antenucci Becherer, Director of the Snite Museum of Art. “The importance of our 18 th. -, 19 th - and 20th-century collections have been greatly enhanced with these works.” An important and generous gift from Ann Uhry Abrams, PhD, of a work by the American painter John Twachtman, leads this group of acquisitions. Born in Cincinnati to German parents, John Henry Twachtman became a student of Frank Duveneck, who he followed to Munich, where the younger artist continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts. He traveled with Duveneck and William Merritt Chase to Venice, eventually landing in Paris. While there, Twachtman met Theodore Robinson, and the two developed their brand of Impressionism. He returned to the United States in 1886 and, with Childe Hassam and Julien Alden Weir, co-founded the group “The Ten” to organize exhibitions of their work. The Chicago World’s Fair, Illinois Building, is from Twachtman’s mature period. His subject matter was primarily landscapes, most often devoid of architecture. Here, he features an important historical event in American art and history by examining the relationship between the landscape in the foreground and the highly geometric, manmade environment beyond. His is an apt illustration of the White City with its glorification of commercial and imperial ambitions. Dr. Abrams, the donor, is a long- standing member of the Museum’s Advisory Council.

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February3,2021TheSniteMuseumofArtAnnouncesGiftsofSixImportantAmericanandBritish

Paintingsfromthelate18thtotheearly20thcenturies

NotreDame,IN:TheSniteMuseumofArtattheUniversityofNotreDameisdelightedtoannouncethatitistherecipientofsixnoteworthypaintingsfromthelate18thtotheearly20thcenturiesthatwillsignificantlyaugmenttheMuseum’sholdingsinAmericanandBritishart.“TheMuseumisdeeplygratefulforthesegifts,manybydonorswithlongrelationshipstotheMuseumandNotreDame,”statesJosephAntenucciBecherer,DirectoroftheSniteMuseumofArt.“Theimportanceofour18th.-,19th-and20th-centurycollectionshavebeengreatlyenhancedwiththeseworks.”AnimportantandgenerousgiftfromAnnUhryAbrams,PhD,ofaworkbytheAmericanpainterJohnTwachtman,leadsthisgroupofacquisitions.BorninCincinnatitoGermanparents,JohnHenryTwachtmanbecameastudentofFrankDuveneck,whohefollowedtoMunich,wheretheyoungerartistcontinuedhisstudiesattheAcademyofFineArts.HetraveledwithDuveneckandWilliamMerrittChasetoVenice,eventuallylandinginParis.Whilethere,TwachtmanmetTheodoreRobinson,andthetwodevelopedtheirbrandofImpressionism.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1886and,withChildeHassamandJulienAldenWeir,co-foundedthegroup“TheTen”toorganizeexhibitionsoftheirwork.TheChicagoWorld’sFair,IllinoisBuilding,isfromTwachtman’smatureperiod.Hissubjectmatterwasprimarilylandscapes,mostoftendevoidofarchitecture.Here,hefeaturesanimportanthistoricaleventinAmericanartandhistorybyexaminingtherelationshipbetweenthelandscapeintheforegroundandthehighlygeometric,manmadeenvironmentbeyond.HisisanaptillustrationoftheWhiteCitywithitsglorificationofcommercialandimperialambitions.Dr.Abrams,thedonor,isalong-standingmemberoftheMuseum’sAdvisoryCouncil.

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JohnHenryTwachtman(American,1853–1902)TheChicagoWorld’sFair,IllinoisBuilding,ca.1893OiloncanvasGiftofAnnUhryAbrams,PhD2020.029.001ThisendearingworkfeaturingthreechildrenisbythecelebratedAmericanImpressionistJosephMorrisRaphael(1869–1950).AssociatedwiththeCaliforniaSchoolofAmericanImpressionism,RaphaelspentasubstantialportionofhiscareerlivingandworkinginBelgiumandtheNetherlands,whereheexecutedthispainting.BorninJackson,California,andinitiallytrainedattheCaliforniaSchoolofDesign,RaphaelisoneofthemajorfiguresofAmericanImpressionism.HewenttoParisin1902tocontinuehisstudiesandremainedinEuropeuntil1939.UponarrivinginEurope,RaphaelquicklyadoptedthebrushworkandpaletteoftheFrenchImpressionists.Althoughhewouldremaincommittedtothelandscapesanddomesticscenesfavoredbythisgroup,hisstyleexpanded,becomingbroaderandmoreexpressiveundertheinfluenceofavarietyofPost-Impressionist,Nabis,andSymbolistpainters.

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JosephMorrisRaphael(American,1869–1950)TwoGirlsandaBaby(alsorecordedasThreeChildren,Laren,Netherlands),ca.1909OiloncanvasGiftofBrendenBeck,ND’902020.016AlthoughhedevelopedafollowingofcollectorsinEurope,Raphael’sprincipalmarketwasintheUnitedStatesand,inparticular,inCalifornia.ThroughoutmostofhistimeinEurope,heexhibitedinSanFranciscoandinfluencedanentiregenerationofcollectorsandpleinairpainters.TwoGirlsandaBabyisagifttotheMuseumfromBrendenBeck,Classof1990.TwoworksbythecelebratedpainterWilliamJ.Glackens—TheDressingTable(1922)andSketchforaGirlinPink(n.d.)—havebeendonatedtotheMuseumbytheSansomFoundation,Inc.Glackensisamongthepre-eminentfiguresinthehistoryofearlytwentieth-centuryAmericanpaintingandwasamongthemostinfluentialartadvisorstoAmericancollectors.HeisoneofthefoundingfiguresoftheAshcanSchool—arguablyamong

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thefirstgenuinelyAmericanModernartmovements.Glackensisassociatedwithagroupofartistsknownas“TheEight”whosemembersincludedRobertHenri,GeorgeLuks,andJohnSloan.BornandtrainedinPhiladelphia,Glackensinitiallyworkedasanillustrator.HetraveledtoEuropein1895andwasexposedbothtoImpressionismandPost-Impressionism.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,hesettledinNewYorkandbecameaprominentfigureinthecity’sburgeoningartworld.InthelastdecadesofGlackens’scareer,hispalettelightenedsignificantly,andbrushworkbecameincreasinglysketch-like.TheimpactoftheFrenchImpressionistPierreAugusteRenoirisfrequentlycitedasaninspirationforthatchange.GlackenscametoknowRenoirandhisworkwellthroughthecollectionofAlfredBarnes,ahighschoolfriendwhoemployedGlackensasanartadvisorandagent.BothpaintingscontributetotheMuseum’sholdingsinAmericanpaintingandearlyModernism;eachworkisabeautifulexampleofGlackens’srepertoireintermsofsubjectmatterandstyle.TheMuseumhasbeenthegratefulrecipientofearliergiftsoftheartist’sworksbytheSansomFoundation.AnautumnallandscapebythecelebratedAmericanImpressionistMathiasJ.AltenhasbeendonatedtotheMuseumbyAnitaM.Gilleo,theartist’sgranddaughter.BorninGermany,AltentrainedattheAcadémieJulianandAcadémieColarossi,Paris,andworkedintheNetherlandsbeforesettlinginMichigan.Alten’searliestcanvasesarecharacterizedbythemoresombertonesfoundin19th-centuryDutchandGermanpainting;hislaterexposuretotheworkoftheSpanishmasterJoaquínSorollaopenedhisbrushworkandlightenedhispalette.InAutumnAttireportraystheshoresofLakeMichiganandisthetypeoflandscapepaintingthatbroughtAltengreatsuccessduringthesecondhalfofhiscareer.Althoughhewasalsoasuccessfulportraitpainterandcreatorofdazzlingstilllifeandfloralimagery,Alten’slandscapesremainedmostindemand.Theywerewidelycollected,andtheartistwasafrequentpresenceinearly20th-centuryartcommunitieslikethoseinOldLyme,Connecticut,andTaos,NewMexico.HeprobablycompletedthispaintingintheyearfollowinghisinductionintotheNationalArtsClubinNewYork.It’savaluableadditiontotheMuseum’sholdingsinAmericanImpressionism,andrevealsstrongsymbolictiestothegeographicalregion.AsecondgiftfromAnnUhryAbrams,PhD,thepaintingMrs.SarahSiddonsandHerSonintheTragedyof“Isabella,”1784isbytheBritishartistWilliamHamilton.Trainedasanarchitecturaldraftsman,Hamiltonturnedhisattentiontowardfiguredrawing.HewasamemberoftheRoyalAcademyandbecamebestknownforhisdepictionsofscenesfrompopularplays.ThispaintingisanexampleofHamilton’sworkatmid-careerandrepresentstheartistathisneoclassicalbest.Thecompositionissimplercomparedtohisotherpaintingsoftheatricalperformances;here,hehas

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paredthecompositiondowntotwomaincharacterssetonaterraceinafull-length,doubleportraitandcostumepiece.Despiteitsmutedcolorpaletteandthedearthofscenographicdetails,thepaintingexpressesallofthedramaexpectedfromthegenre.TheportraitisofMrs.SarahSiddons,afamousactressinthelateeighteenthcentury,whoperformedmuchofShakespeare’sandMilton’srepertoireattheDruryLaneTheatre.HamiltonshowsherplayingtheroleofIsabella,themaincharacterofaplayentitledTheFatalMarriageoriginallywrittenin1694byThomasSoutherne.In1757,theactor-managerDavidGarrickrewroteandpublishedtheplayasIsabella,ortheFatalMarriage,stagingaproductionatDruryLanein1782withSiddonsasthelead.MEDIACONTACT:Ifyouwouldlikehigh-resolutionimagesorin-depthinformation,pleasecontactGinaCosta,MarketingandPublicRelationsProgramManager,(574)631-4720,[email protected],UniversityofNotreDameConsideredoneoftheleadinguniversityartmuseumsinAmerica,theSniteMuseumhasapermanentcollectionof30,000worksrepresentingmanyculturesandperiodsofworldarthistory.ExceptionalholdingsincludetheJackandAlfriedaFeddersenCollectionofRembrandtEtchings,theNoahL.andMurielS.ButkinCollectionof19th-CenturyFrenchArt,theJohnD.ReillyCollectionofOldMasterand19th-CenturyDrawings,theJanosScholzCollectionof19th-CenturyEuropeanPhotographs,theMr.andMrs.RussellG.AshbaughJr.CollectionofMeštrovićSculptureandDrawings,theGeorgeRickeySculptureArchive,andtheVirginiaA.MartenCollectionof18th-CenturyDecorativeArts.OthercollectionstrengthsincludeOlmecandMesoamericanart,20th-centuryart,andNativeAmericanart.SculptureisdisplayedintheMaryLorettoandTerrenceJ.DillonCourtyardandinTheCharlesB.HayesFamilySculpturePark.SniteMuseumofArt TheUniversityofNotreDame100MooseKrauseCircleNotreDame,IN46556Phone:(574)631-5466Fax:(574)[email protected]:nd.edu/visitors/directions

Hours:DuetorestrictionsbytheUniversityofNotreDameduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,theSniteMuseumofArtiscurrentlyopenonlytoUniversityofNotreDame,SaintMary’sCollege,andHolyCrossCollegestudents,faculty,andstaff.Admissionisfree

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