Henry Clay News

Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Progress of Love is one of the great painted ensembles of French eighteenth-century art and is considered to be the artist's masterpiece.

The Frick Collection's mission is to preserve and display for the public the Collection, and to augment its holdings in fields established by Henry Clay Frick, reflecting the uncompromising levels of quality that he embraced, and maintaining the historic tranquility of Mr. Frick's house.

Actor's Choice, in conjunction with Bunbury Theatre, presents Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play EQUUS, July 28-30 and August 3-7 at 7:30 p.m.; July 31 and August 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Actor's Choice, in conjunction with Bunbury Theatre, presents Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play EQUUS, July 28-30 and August 3-7 at 7:30 p.m.; July 31 and August 7 at 2:00 p.m.

For the first time in more than ten years, The Frick Collection has published a combined general guide to its collections, history, and building, a softcover volume that features the most recent scholarship and new photography.

This winter, Rembrandt's legacy is the subject of The Frick Collection's special exhibition Rembrandt and His School: Masterworks from the Frick and Lugt Collections, which will present a selection of paintings, prints, and drawings by the master and the diverse group of Dutch artists who constitute his school, among them Govert Flinck, Ferdinand Bol, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Carel Fabritius, Samuel van Hoogstraten, Nicolaes Maes, Philips Koninck, and Lambert Doomer.

When Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was asked whose talents he would most like to possess, he declared: 'Rembrandt's.' And as the largest individual railway stockholder in the world, Frick is reported to have said that 'railways are the Rembrandts of investment.' Like Frick, the Dutch art historian Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884-1970) was a great admirer and collector of works by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669); as a teenager he wrote a biography of the artist, illustrated with his own copies after Rembrandt's most famous works.

Since its acquisition by Henry Clay Frick in February 1911, Velázquez's portrait ofPhilip IV of Spain has been a centerpiece of the collection and the standard by which other portraits by this artist are measured.The King at War: Velázquez's Portrait of Philip IV closes January 23, 2011.

This winter, Rembrandt's legacy is the subject of The Frick Collection's special exhibition Rembrandt and His School: Masterworks from the Frick and Lugt Collections, which will present a selection of paintings, prints, and drawings by the master and the diverse group of Dutch artists who constitute his school, among them Govert Flinck, Ferdinand Bol, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Carel Fabritius, Samuel van Hoogstraten, Nicolaes Maes, Philips Koninck, and Lambert Doomer.

Seventy-five years ago, the intention of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) to present to New York City his extraordinary art collection and magnificent mansion at 1 East 70th Street was realized with the opening of The Frick Collection.

Since its acquisition by Henry Clay Frick in February 1911, Velázquez's portrait ofPhilip IV of Spain has been a centerpiece of the collection and the standard by which other portraits by this artist are measured.

Since its acquisition by Henry Clay Frick in February 1911, Velázquez's portrait ofPhilip IV of Spain has been a centerpiece of the collection and the standard by which other portraits by this artist are measured.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT THE FRICK COLLECTION Tickets are $50 each. For tickets and information, please visit www.frick.org or call 212-547-0696.

The Frick Collection, celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this year, presents a new season of classical music concerts in the elegant setting of the Music Room.

Advance press materials for this late October presentation will be available at the press preview for The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya on Monday, October 4, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Velázquez's portrait of Philip IV will be on view briefly that morning after 11:30am. The Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021; RSVP: (212) 547-6844

Margot Bogert, Chairman of The Frick Collection, announces that Director Anne L. Poulet will retire in the fall of 2011, following a remarkable tenure.

Advance press materials for this late October presentation will be available at the press preview for The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya on Monday, October 4, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Velázquez's portrait of Philip IV will be on view briefly that morning after 11:30am. The Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021; RSVP: (212) 547-6844

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT THE FRICK COLLECTION Tickets are $50 each. For tickets and information, please visit www.frick.org or call 212-547-0696.

With Henry Clay Frick's death in 1919, his will was made public and the destiny of his collection and mansion as a museum was formalized, but not yet set into motion. After the death of his wife, Adelaide, in 1931, the Board of Trustees established by Mr. Frick's will became engaged in discussions about how to create a museum from this legacy.

The Frick Collection, celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this year, presents a new season of classical music concerts in the elegant setting of the Music Room.