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The art of architecture training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris
Seldom do we see architectural designs that never made it off the drawing board. Often such drawings were stored away in dark archives or lost forever. Architectural drawings completed at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris seemed destined for similar fates. But one American collector’s ardor for Beaux-Arts drawings has meant that we can catch a rare glimpse of architectural treasures that beautifully document professional architect training in France.
Until June 13, visitors to the New-York Historical Society can see French architectural drawings from the private collection of investor and philanthropist Peter May, in the exhibition “The Art of Architecture: Beaux-Arts Drawings From the Peter May Collection.”
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From QUESTROYAL FINE ART, Marsden Hartley, Roses. Oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.
From M. FINKEL & DAUGHTER, Harriet F. Hayden, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, 1817; sampler size 15 ½” x 16 ¼”; framed 20” x 20 ¾”.
From EARLE VANDEKAR OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE, American Sailor s Woolwork Depicting Ten Naval Vessels Including Two Monitors, 1865. Wool; 26 x 31 1/4 x 1 in.
From MODERNE GALLERY, George Nakashima, Special Double Pedestal Desk , 1971. Wood, 30 x 72 x 30 in. Cherry with 2 free sap edges. Provenance: Schnitzer collection.
From BERNARD AND S. DEAN LEVY, An extremely rare oak, chestnut, maple and pine lift - top chest from Swansea, Massachusetts, now Warren, Rhode Island. Circa 1680.
From DAVID SCHORSCH AND EILEEN SMILES, Attributed to Sister Elvira Curtis Hulett, Shaker Knitted Rectangular Rug, Hancock, Massachusetts, circa 1890. Wool, mounted for wall hanging, 36 x 27 in.