National Gallery of Art

Washington, D. C., 6th & Constitution
The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937). Mellon was a financier and art collector from Pittsburgh who came to Washington in 1921 to serve as secretary of the treasury. During his years of public service he came to believe that the United States should have a national art museum equal to those of other great nations.

In 1936 Mellon wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt offering to donate his superb art collection for a new museum and to use his own funds to construct a building for its use. With the president’s support, Congress accepted Mellon’s gift, which included a sizable endowment, and established the National Gallery of Art in March 1937. Construction began that year at a site on the National Mall along Constitution Avenue between Fourth and Seventh Street NW, near the foot of Capitol Hill.

Source: nga.gov

Exhibitions

All exibitions
Joan Miro. Bauernhof
Bauernhof
1922, 132×147 cm
Vincent van Gogh. Picking olives (optional)
Picking olives (optional)
Dezember 1889, 73×92 cm
€50.00
Digital copy
Pablo Picasso. Harlekin-Musiker
Harlekin-Musiker
1924, 113.8×97.2 cm
Jackson Pollock. Number 1 (Lavender mist)
Number 1 (Lavender mist)
1950, 221×299.7 cm
Maurits Cornelis Escher. Waterfall
Waterfall
1961, 38.1×29.9 cm
Salvador Dali. Letztes Abendmahl
Letztes Abendmahl
1955, 167×268 cm
Maurits Cornelis Escher. Reptiles
Reptiles
1943, 33.4×38.7 cm
Amedeo Modigliani. Adrienne. Portrait of a woman with bangs
Adrienne. Portrait of a woman with bangs
1917, 55.3×38.1 cm
Edouard Manet. Die Eisenbahn
Die Eisenbahn
1873, 93×114 cm
€50.00
Digital copy
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Philemon und Baucis
Philemon und Baucis
1658, 54.5×68.5 cm
Jan Steen. Dancing couple
Dancing couple
1663, 102.5×142.5 cm
Rene Magritte. Human condition
Human condition
1933, 100×81 cm
All artworks