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oil painting depicting two men standing, one man seated on ground
Bellini and Giorgione in the House of Taddeo Contarini
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Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert and Giorgione’s Three Philosophers were once displayed in the same Venetian palazzo—the house of the Renaissance collector Taddeo Contarini.
oil painting of woman with one arm crossed against gold background
Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick
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This presentation celebrates the remarkable figurative work of Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) through a focused selection of portraiture drawn from private and public collections. This pioneering American artist, who counted the Frick among his favorite museums, continues to inspire artists and designers today.
detail of portrait of man in black hat shown with colorful drapery
Nicolas Party and Rosalba Carriera
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The Frick Collection presents a site-specific installation by the Swiss-born artist Nicolas Party (b. 1980) that combines Rosalba Carriera’s Portrait of a Man in Pilgrim’s Costume with an ensemble of pastel works of Party’s own devising.

gilt bronze rhinoceros on stand with clock on top of its back
The Gregory Gift
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A remarkable gift of fine and decorative works of art was bequeathed to the Frick by Alexis Gregory (1936–2020) and was shown as a group for the first time in this exhibition. The eclectic assemblage includes pastels, enamels, clocks, and objects made of metal, enamel, and hardstone.

round canvas with hole at center displaying some color spectrum
Olafur Eliasson and Claude Monet
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The Frick presents an installation inspired by the acclaimed Diptych publication series. In conjunction with a book focused on Claude Monet’s Vétheuil in Winter, the Frick shows a work created for the occasion by Olafur Eliasson (b.

pencil drawing of seated man with leg crossed atop his knee
The Eveillard Gift
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This exhibition presents a remarkable promised gift of European works on paper. Along with figurative sketches, independent studies, and portraits are two vivid landscape scenes. Artists include Boucher, Caillebotte, Degas, Fragonard, Goya, Sargent, and Vigée Le Brun.

white ceramic disk painted with thin, gray concentric circles and a gray fingerprint
Propagazioni: Giuseppe Penone at Sèvres
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This installation by Giuseppe Penone (b. 1947), a key figure in the Arte Povera movement, marks the public debut of objects created during a collaboration with the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. Penone’s works can be seen in dialogue with the Frick’s rich holdings in the medium.
text reads Living Histories Queer Views and Old Masters
Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters
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Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters is an exciting year-long project featuring the work of four New York–based artists: Doron Langberg, Salman Toor, Jenna Gribbon, and Toyin Ojih Odutola.
statuette situated between two larger paintings in gallery
Frick Madison
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From March 2021 through March 3, 2024, highlights from the Frick’s permanent collection were shown in an unprecedented display at Frick Madison, the Marcel Breuer–designed building that was once the home of the Whitney Museum of American Art. 
blue and white porcelain vase designed as a bird cage
Henry Arnhold’s Meissen Palace: Celebrating a Collector
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The Frick Collection presented an exhibition of works from the collection of the late Henry H. Arnhold (1921–2018), transforming the Portico Gallery into an eighteenth-century “porcelain room” showcasing wares from the famed Meissen manufactory.