Masters of the Modern: The Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961

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Dates
6/11/11 - 10/2/11
Curator

John R. Stomberg, Deputy Director and Chief Curator

Fifty years in the making, the Plonsker collection of modernist prints covers masters from Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) to Joán Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983) and includes a strong focus on German Expressionist artists. This exhibition celebrates the Plonskers’ gift of the collection to the museum.

Selected works
Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893–1983) Série noire et rouge (Black and Red Series), 1938. Drypoint, 7 9/16 x 11 3/16 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2015.25.1
Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866–1944) Kleine Welten XII (Small Worlds XII), 1922. Drypoint, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2016.26.28
Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980) Das Reine Gesicht (The Clear Face), 1913. Lithograph, 14 x 20 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2015.25.5
Marie Laurencin (French, 1885–1956) Étude Pour L'eau-Forte La Romance (Study for the Etching Romance), 1912. Pencil on paper, 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2015.25.6
Marc Chagall (French, born Belarus, 1887–1985) Die Trägheit II (Sloth II) Plate 15 from The Seven Capital Sins, 1925. Etching, 7 1/8 x 5 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2016.26.5
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) A caza de dientes (Out Hunting for Teeth) (from Los Caprichos, Plate 12) Etching and aquatint, 12 x 8 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2013.10.13
Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918) Kümmernis (Sorrow), 1914. Etching, 20 x 13 in. Gift of Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker, Class of 1961, M.2015.25.2