Take A Look At Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Incredible Collection Of Landscape Art
The exhibit, called "Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection," covers five centuries of masterpieces from Allen's collection. It will be shown at the Portland Art Museum starting in October 2015, and at the Seattle Art Museum in Allen's hometown starting in September 2017, the museums announced today.
"Paul Allen is one of the Northwest's most significant art collectors and philanthropists," said Brian Ferriso, director of the Portland Art Museum. "His willingness to share his landscape masterpieces with our visitors continues his exceptional generosity and is a wonderful opportunity to be inspired by works of art that reflect his personal vision."
The collection includes depictions of Venice by Canaletto, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and J.M.W. Turner, as well as five landscapes by Monet. Works by 20th century artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha will also be featured.
Allen is a well-known collector and philanthropist whose family foundation has given more than $100 million to arts and culture causes since 1990. He has loaned out hundreds of pieces from his private collection to dozens of venues over the years.
Take a look at some of the works that will be featured in "Seeing Nature," below.
Courtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family Collection"Grand Canyon of Arizona at Sunset," Thomas Moran (1909) Oil on canvas.Courtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family Collection"Birch Forest," Gustav Klimt (1903), Oil on canvas.Courtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family Collection"The Five Senses: Sight," Jan Breughel the Younger (c. 1625), Oil on panel.Courtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family Collection"View in Venice - The Grand Canal," Edouard Manet (1874), Oil on canvasCourtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family Collection"Depositing of John Bellini's Three Pictures in La Chiesa Redentore Venice," Joseph Mallord William Turner (1841), Oil on canvas.Courtesy of the Portland Art Museum and Paul G. Allen Family CollectionOrchard with Peach Trees in Blossom, by Vincent van Gogh (1888), Oil on canvas.