Manuel Izquierdo, The Return, 1985, pastel on paper, Gift of Manuel Izquierdo Trust, © Manuel Izquierdo
Joseph Beuys, Tisch mit Aggregat (Table with Accumulator), 1958-1985, Bronze and electric cable, © Estate of Joseph Beuys.
Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1967, acrylic on paper mounted on Masonite, Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc, © Mark Rothko
John Frame; The Unanswered Question; 2006-20011; wood, glass eyes, and found objects; © John Frame
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Elaborate scaffolding has been assembled in the Museum’s Schnitzer Sculpture Court in preparation for the installation of Joseph Beuys’ massive environmental work, Blitzsclag mit Lictschein auf Hirsch, (Lighting with Stag in its Glare). The 27-foot-high scaffolding weighs some 250 pounds and took three days to put up. The Joseph Beuys exhibition will open to the public on February 4.
The Portland Art Museum is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of an important painting by Théo Van Rysselberghe. Plage à marée basse à Ambleteuse, le soir (Beach at Low Tide, Ambleteuse, Evening) is now on display on the first floor of the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art.
At its annual trustee dinner in December, the Portland Art Museum announced that it has received an anonymous gift of $2 million to endow the curator of photography position.