Collection on the Move

Wide angle view showing a full gallery. The floor is a dark gray carpet and there are two columns, through which large scale works in vibrant colors are visible.
Visit highlights from NMWA’s collection at partner museums nearby and in special exhibitions around the world.

Extended Loans

During the 2021 to 2023 renovation, visitors and residents of the Washington, D.C., region were able to see their favorite NMWA works in the galleries of two partner museums: the National Gallery of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

National Gallery of Art

Cecilia Beaux, Ethel Page (Mrs. James Large), 1884

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Ethel Page
Realistic half-portrait of a light-skinned woman, set against a dark background, with her face brightly illuminated as she gazes directly at the viewer. She is clad in dark Victorian dress with her hair pinned up under a hat adorned with a red velvet bow.

Ellen Day Hale, June, ca. 1893

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View June
Impressionistic half-portrait of a light-skinned young woman wearing a checkered dress in neutral tones, her brown hair in a high, loose bun. She is seated in a wooden chair, backlit from a sun-filled window, with her head bowed and focusing on the sewing project in her lap.

Sarah Miriam Peale, Isaac Avery, 1821

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

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A light-skinned man with short dark hair sitting on a wooden chair. His right hand is rested on the back of the chair. He is wearing a black jacket with yellow and white shirts inside.

Sarah Miriam Peale, Susan Avery, 1821

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Susan Avery
A light-skinned woman with dark curly hair tied up on her head is sitting on a wooden chair. Her right hand is rested on the armrest. She is wearing a black dress with a white transparent collar.

Elisabetta Sirani, Virgin and Child, 1663

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Virgin and Child
A young, light-skinned, brunette woman gazes down lovingly at the plump baby she holds on her lap. She wears a loose, tan turban, vivid blue cloak, and red dress with white sleeves. The light-skinned child returns her gaze, leaning back to crown the woman with a circlet of roses.

Clara Peeters, Still Life of Fish and Cat, after 1620

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Still Life of Fish and Cat
Still life painting features a reddish ceramic colander with several types of fish. In the foreground, a cat stands alert next to shrimp and oyster shells on a gleaming pewter dish.

Eva Hesse, Study for Sculpture, 1967

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Study for Sculpture
Short, knotted cords, arranged in a symmetrical 9-by-9 grid emerge from a square panel and hang down. Thick, matte-gray paint coats the entire piece, adding rough texture to the panel and stiffening the cords into positions that cast irregular shadows across the work’s surface.

Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View Self-Portrait
The artist stands in a stage-like space framed by white curtains. Beneath black hair woven with red yarn and flowers, heavy brows accent her dark-eyed gaze. Clad in a fringed, honey-toned shawl; long, pink skirt; and gold jewelry, she holds a bouquet and a handwritten letter.

Amy Sherald, They call me Redbone but I’d rather be Strawberry Shortcake, 2009

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Through June 2023

View They call me Redbone
Wearing a bright yellow apron-style dress with strawberries and lace-trim details, an expressionless young woman with medium-dark skin tone rendered in grayscale stares out with her hands in her dress pockets. Her head is cocked to one side against an intensely pink-colored background.

Baltimore Museum of Art

Berthe Morisot, The Cage, 1885

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View The Cage
Rendered in loose, impressionistic brushstrokes in muted pastel tones, the still life painting depicts a brass birdcage with two small birds cuddled next to each other on a perch. The cage sits adjacent to and partially obscures a bowl of lush red, yellow, and white flowers.

Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, Love’s Young Dream, 1887

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Love’s Young Dream
A young woman in 19th-century dress stands before a wooden house in an idyllic rural landscape. She holds a bouquet and gazes at a distant horse and rider. A gray-haired woman knitting on the porch steps pauses to watch her. On the porch, a gray-haired man concentrates on a book.

Lilla Cabot Perry, Lady With a Bowl of Violets, ca. 1910

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Lady With a Bowl
A young woman sits on a chair with her hair in a loose bun, wearing a white lace-trim gown. Her body turns slightly right towards a fireplace, its orange glow reflected on her hair and torso. The room is light and clean and a dark bowl overflowing with violets sits on the mantle.

Louise Moillon, A market stall with a young woman giving a basket of grapes to an older woman, ca. 1630

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View A market stall
Two women are surrounded by baskets of grapes and other produce. They are both light-skinned and wearing old-fashioned attire with head wraps and full skirts, stand on either side of a table, as the younger one places a bin of grapes into a large basket on the other’s back.

Mary Beale, Portrait of a Woman with a Black Hood, ca. 1660

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Portrait of a Woman
Oval-shaped portrait of a light-skinned woman with short dark curls. Dressed in black with white lace details, a black hood covers her head. Her brown eyes gaze directly at the viewer, her expression slightly tense.

Rosa Bonheur, Sheep by the Sea, 1865

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Sheep by the Sea
A flock of sheep rest on a green hill by the sea. In the center, two adults and a lamb lie in a group. Flat rocks are visible through the grass. The sky has rolling clouds, and a breeze is suggested by the waves crashing on rocks in the sea, which stretches to the horizon.

Clara Peeters, A Still Life of Lilies, Roses, Iris, Pansies, Columbine, Love-in-a-Mist, Larkspur and Other Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Table Top, Flanked by a Rose and a Carnation, 1610

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Still Life
Realistic and detailed, the still life painting meticulously renders a variety of brightly colored flowers densely arranged in a dark round vase set against a dark background. The vase sits upon a stone ledge with two stray pink roses laying in the foreground.

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Portrait of a Woman (Presumed Portrait of the Marquise de Lafayette), 1793–94

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

View Portrait of a Woman
A light-skinned woman with grey hair stands in front of a dark landscape. She smiles slightly, wearing a blue dress with long sleeves, white lace, and a brown belt with a dark buckle. A large white feather perches on her blue hat, a gold earring hangs from her right ear.

Alice Sheene, Queen Anne tankard and cover, 1706

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

Silver tankard with cover

Mary Ann Croswell, George III child’s rattle, 1808

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Through Summer 2023

Special Exhibition Loans

During the 2021 to 2023 renovation, numerous NMWA collection works were featured in special exhibitions around the world.

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Alice Neel, T.B. Harlem, 1940

Exhibition: Alice Neel: Un Regard Engagé

Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
October 5, 2022, to January 16, 2023

Barbican Art Gallery, London, England
February 16 to May 21, 2023

A sick man with medium skin tone lies on a bed with purple bedding and stares out with a dignified expression. The left side of his chest is misshapen and covered with a white bandage. Thick outlines define his body and highlights on his arms and face accentuate his frail frame.

Doris Lee, Siesta, 1944

Exhibition: Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
October 30, 2022, to January 15, 2023

Outdoors, a dark-skinned woman in a peach dress reclines on a bed, a bird perches on the headboard and a rooster on the footboard. In the foreground, a wine glass and bowl sit on a tree stump, and an open book, bowl of cherries, pair of shoes and a wine bottle sit on the grass.

Ellen Day Hale, First Night in Venice, 1890

Exhibition: Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano

Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
October 15, 2022, to February 27, 2023

Ellen Day Hale, First Night in Venice, 1890

Exhibition: Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano

Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
October 15, 2022, to February 27, 2023

 

Harmony Lynn Hammond, The Meeting of Passion and Intellect, 1981

Exhibition: The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Through October 30, 2022

Wall sculpture featuring two rounded rectangular forms, the right slightly smaller than the left, resembling tufted cushions. The forms perimeters and interior sections are wrapped in fabric heavily coated with matte black latex paint, accentuating the tufts and folds of the fabric.