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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 2005 - 2006

Tea Service
Pierre Bohle
Tea Service, c. 1840 		China-Busts
Ah Xian
China-Bust 18, 1999
China-Bust 43, 1999
China-Bust 54, 1999		 Làkkat
Anri Sala
Làkkat, 2004		 Inconsolable Memories
Stan Douglas
Inconsolable Memories, 2005


Kettle on the Stove-top
Mary Pratt
Kettle on the Stove-top, 1975 		  Vest
Betty Goodwin
Vest, 1975 		Vortograph
Alvin Langdon Coburn
Vortograph, 1917		 Hunting Scene
Jan Van Der Straet (called Stradanus)
Hunting Scene, c. 1580-1596
Holy Family with the Young St. John the Baptist (called Virgin with the Long Thigh)
Marcantonio Raimondi
Holy Family with the Young St. John the Baptist (called Virgin with the Long Thigh), c.1520-1525 		Virgin and Child with an Angel
Francesco Salviati
Virgin and Child with an Angel, c. 1535-1539 		Morning Meeting
Sarah Anne Johnson
Morning Meeting, From the Tree Planters series 2003 		Qiviuq Legend (Qiviuq meets the Wood Cutter)
Janet Kigusiuq
Qiviuq Legend (Qiviuq meets the Wood Cutter), 1992


Orchard View, Late Spring: Vitis vinifera, Wisteria
Scott McFarland
Orchard View, Late Spring: Vitis vinifera, Wisteria, 2004