ART COLLECTION
The Barnes Foundation houses one of the finest collections of French
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern paintings in the world,
including an extraordinary number of masterpieces by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (181),
Paul Cézanne (69), and Henri Matisse (59). The collection also includes important works by Pablo Picasso
(46), Chaim Soutine (21), Henri Rousseau (18), Amedeo Modigliani (16), Edgar Degas (11),
Vincent van Gogh (7), Georges Seurat (6), Edouard Manet (4), and Claude Monet (4).
Although renowned for its late 19th- and early 20th-century European paintings, the
Foundation's collection also includes important examples of American paintings and
works on paper, including works by Charles Demuth, William Glackens, and Maurice
and Charles Prendergast; African sculpture; Native American ceramics, jewelry,
and textiles; Asian paintings, prints, and sculptures; Medieval manuscripts and
sculptures; Old Master paintings, including works by El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens,
and Titian; ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; and American and European
decorative arts and metalwork.
Ker-Feal
In addition to the Arboretum and Gallery in Merion, the Foundation owns Ker-Feal, an
18th-century farmhouse in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, which Dr. Barnes furnished with early American
decorative arts, including an important collection of Pennsylvania German ceramics.
Ker-Feal is not currently open to the public.
ARBORETUM
The Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania, features an
exceptional collection of rare and unusual trees and woody plants from all
over the world. The 12-acre Arboretum, which surrounds the Foundation's
Gallery, includes a fern collection, formal rose and perennial gardens,
lilac groves, and groupings of mature trees, including specimens not usually
grown in the Mid-Atlantic region. Highlights include the Araucaria araucana,
or monkey puzzle tree, native to Chile; Parrotia persica, or Persian ironwood,
indigenous to northern Iran; and Sequoia sempervirens, or coast redwood,
native to a narrow strip of land along the Pacific coast of North America.
Click here to learn more about the arboretum collection.
ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY
The Foundation's archives include over 2,000 linear feet of correspondence,
photographs, publications, and other records documenting the history of the
Barnes Foundation. The archival collection includes the personal and professional
papers of Dr. Barnes, many of which pertain to the acquisition of his art
collection and to the development of the educational programs at the Foundation.
The archives also document the Barnes Foundation's Arboretum and Arboretum School.
The Foundation's library contains approximately 5,000 volumes, primarily
related to the history of art and to horticulture.
Click here to learn more about the archives and library collection.
LINKS
Arboretum
Archives and Library
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Henri Matisse
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