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Acquisition Highlights

Since inauguration in 1880, the National Gallery has been fortunate to build its collection thanks to the generosity of donor gifts and curatorial acquisitions. Visit often to discover the depth and diversity of the collection as we continue to add artworks back through history and up to the present.



Highlights 1989 - 1990

Autoportrait à la table lumineuse, atelier
Michel Campeau
Self-portrait at the Light-Table, Studio, 1984

 Pétoncle
Robert Davidson
Rock Scallop, 1989		 L'air et l'eau I
M.C. Escher
Sky and Water I, June 1938

Vénus découvrant le corps d'Adonis
Gaetano Gandolfi
Venus Discovering the Body of Adonis, c. 1780-1800
Shirt Two
Betty Goodwin
Shirt Two, January 1970		 Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) Photographed in his Paris Atelier
Yousuf Karsh
Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) Photographed in his Paris Atelier, 7 April 1965,
printed 1987		 Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1919-2000)
Yousuf Karsh
Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1919-2000), 4 November 1968,
printed before September 1988		 Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Yousuf Karsh
Marc Chagall (1887-1985),
20 September 1965, printed in 1987
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Yousuf Karsh
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), 1954, printed 1987 		Dancing Bird
Lucy Qinnuayuak
Dancing Bird, 1967

Blanche Baume
James Wilson Morrice
Blanche Baume, c. 1911-1912

 Voice of Fire
Barnett Newman
Voice of Fire, 1967