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The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art
29 Sep, 2019 - 26 Jan, 2020
Through the centuries, artists have adopted a variety of approaches to pastel, experimenting with it to achieve exciting and unexpected effects. Featuring approximately 70 exquisite examples drawn entirely from the permanent collection, The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art traces the history of pastel from the Renaissance to the 21st century and examines the many techniques that artists have developed to work with this colorful and versatile medium. The Touch of Color includes many works that have never been exhibited before and will be on view at the National Gallery of Art from September 29, 2019, through January 26, 2020
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Through the centuries, artists have adopted a variety of approaches to pastel, experimenting with it to achieve exciting and unexpected effects. Featuring approximately 70 exquisite examples drawn entirely from the permanent collection, The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art traces the history of pastel from the Renaissance to the 21st century and examines the many techniques that artists have developed to work with this colorful and versatile medium. The Touch of Color includes many works that have never been exhibited before and will be on view at the National Gallery of Art from September 29, 2019, through January 26, 2020
Artists on show
- Adelaide Labille-Guiard
- Camille Pissarro
- Childe Hassam
- Edgar Degas
- Everett Shinn
- G. Daniel Massad
- George Luks
- Hugh Douglas Hamilton
- Jacopo Bassano
- Jasper Johns
- Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
- Jean-François Millet
- Käthe Kollwitz
- Maurice Quentin de La Tour
- Paul Huët
- Rosalba Carriera
- Roy Lichtenstein
- William Merritt Chase
Contact details
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
6th and Constitution Avenue NW Washington D.C., DC, USA 20565
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