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black and white photograph of Helen Clay Frick, profile bust portrait with her hair in a loose chignon
Paintings from the Collection of Miss Helen Clay Frick
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The Frick Collection presented a special loan exhibition of Italian paintings from the collection of Miss Helen Clay Frick. Although some of these paintings, including works by Duccio, Sassetta and Giovanni di Paolo, were well known to scholars, they had rarely been on public view.

pencil sketch of man playing a violin
Degas's Violinist
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A single loan exhibition of Edgar Degas's Violinist, a study for The Frick Collection'sThe Rehearsal,  in memory of Harry D.M. Grier (1914–1972), former director of The Frick Collection. The loan was extended after the drawing's initial display in the H.D.M.

Conte drawing of the sermon on the mount
H. D. M. Grier Memorial Loan Exhibition: Paintings and Drawings Related to Works in The Frick Collection
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This unique loan exhibition was assembled to honor the accomplishments of Harry D. M. Grier (1914–1972), third Director of The Frick Collection.

Painting of young man holding a spear.
Pontormo's Portrait of a Halberdier
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A single picture loan exhibition of the Pontormo painting, Portrait of a Halberdier, in honor of the late Frederick Mortimer Clapp, first director of The Frick Collection and distinguished Pontormo scholar.

Drawing in blue and gold of the Virgin Mary holding babyJesus.
Old Master Drawings
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An exhibition devoted to eight old master drawings. These  were acquired by the Trustees after 1919 to complement paintings in the Frick Collection and add to the original group of drawings assembled by Henry Clay Frick.

Sketch of Issac blessing Jacob in brown and grey tones.
Rembrandt’s Drawings and Prints in The Frick Collection
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The Frick Collection held an exhibition of thirteen works by Rembrandt as part of a series of exhibitions of drawings and prints belonging to The Frick Collection. Three drawings acquired by Henry Clay Frick in 1913 were included, as well as ten prints purchased between 1915 and 1919.

Landscape drawing with cattle crossing a bridge
Landscape Drawings and Prints in the Frick Collection
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This exhibition was devoted to landscapes in The Frick Collection. Eight examples by Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Corot and Whistler were chosen to represent the variety of subjects and interpretations of nature.

Painting of three soldiers with a drum, flute, and banner
Art of the Sixteenth Century
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 The Frick Collection presented an exhibition of sixteenth-century paintings, drawings, and prints, showing a recently acquired Bruegel panel, The Three Soldiers, together with drawings by Altdorfer and Deutsch depicting the same type of colorful mercenary soldiers, called landsknechte.

etching of a small bridge crossing the river Seine in Paris.
Etchings of Charles Meryon in The Frick Collection
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As part of a series of exhibitions of drawings and prints, The Frick Collection held this one devoted to the etchings of Charles Meryon (1821–1868). There are fourteen prints by Meryon belonging to The Frick Collection, all of which were acquired by Henry Clay Frick between 1916–1917.

chalk and pastel drawing of Venetian canal on light brown paper
Works of James A. McNeill Whistler in The Frick Collection
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As part of a series of exhibitions devoted to drawings and prints in its collection, The Frick Collection presented one focused on the work of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), including three pastels and eight etchings. In addition, four paintings by this artist were on view in the galleries.