Fine Art (European, American, and Modern & Contemporary)

The fine art galleries—European, American, and Modern & Contemporary—display works from The Museum’s permanent collection, which numbers over 1,000 paintings, 12,000 works on paper, and 200 sculptures. The works span from the 15th century to present day, by both European and American artists. Important artists represented include Edgar Degas, Frederic Church, Jasper Francis Cropsey, John Singer Sargent, N.C. Wyeth, Raphaelle Peale, William Merritt Chase, George Bellows, John Sloan, and Milton Avery, among others. An impressive collection of American Impressionist paintings has been assembled through The Museum’s 100 years of collecting, including works by Childe Hassam, Edward Willis Redfield, William Langson Lathrop, Robert Reid, Frank Weston Benson, Cecelia Beaux, Colin Campbell Cooper, Daniel Garber, J. Alden Weir, and John Henry Twachtman.