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European, American and Asian Art

Vincent Van Gogh, Iris (detail), 1890, oil on cardboard, later thinned and mounted on canvas.

European and American Art

The Gallery has acquired European art from the outset, but the collection was built with intention from the 1910s, with a goal of representing the continent’s rich and diverse traditions.
India, Imperial Mughal, Folio from a “Baburnama” Manuscript: Emperor Babur Supervising the Creation of a Garden (detail), c. 1590–1598, opaque watercolour on paper with gold and coloured ruled borders.

Asian Painting and Sculpture

This collection encompasses some 400 works, principally from the Indian subcontinent, ranging from the 2nd through to the 19th century. While the Gallery acquired representative examples of historic Asian art beginning in the early 20th century, its...

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