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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 1997 - 1998

Woman in Hat with Flowers
Pablo Picasso
Woman in Hat with Flowers, 1944

 The Departure of Abraham for Canaan
Jacopo da Ponte (called Jacopo Bassano); Francesco da Ponte (called Francesco Bassano)
The Departure of Abraham for Canaan, c. 1570-71		 The Judgement of Susannah
François Boucher
The Judgement of Susannah,
c. 1720-21

The Old Road to Ennery at Pontoise
Camille Pissarro
The Old Road to Ennery at Pontoise, 1877
Ruth Harris
Robert Harris
Ruth Harris, 1896		 Perspective: Madame Récamier by David
René Magritte
Perspective: Madame Récamier by David, 1951		 Studies for prints: Campfire and Snowberries
Franklin Carmichael
Studies for prints: Campfire and Snowberries,c. 1934, Collection of 229 watercolours, drawings and sketchbooks,1908-1956
Jack Bush
Haunted House , 1945
Friendly Evidence
Louise Bourgeois
Friendly Evidence, 1949
Untitled, 1950
Portrait of C.Y., 1947-49
Untitled, 1950-54