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Figure Studies and Compositional Drawings from The Armand Hammer Collection:
This exhibition is one of a series featuring selections from the collection of drawings formed by the late Armand Hammer. The collection as a whole consists of more than fifty old master and modern drawings from six centuries. Among the artists represented are such admired draftsmen as Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Durer, and Vincent van Gogh. In 1986, after sharing these works with others in the United States and abroad in numerous exhibitions, Dr. Hammer chose to make the National Gallery their permanent home.
Because works of art on paper are damaged by sustained exposure to light, the drawings from the Hammer Collection are displayed in small, temporary exhibitions that focus on different schools and themes. This selection presents sketches and studies by such major artists as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. |