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The museum is closed, but you can still get your fill of the Frick via our virtual web tours at .
#MuseumFromHome
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Say cheese 😃 It's
#NationalSmileDay
!
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Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675), Officer and Laughing Girl, ca. 1657, oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York
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Stop and smell the roses.🌹
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Thomas Gainsborough, Sarah, Lady Innes, ca. 1757
#FrickCollection
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"The one-room exhibition is a jewel box...Whistler's 'high society' portraits are marvelous examples of his avant-garde style."—
@ELLEfrance
on the
@MuseeOrsay
's exhibition "James McNeill Whistler, Masterpieces from The Frick Collection."
—
Photo courtesy of the Musée d'Orsay
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Sending a
#MuseumBouquet
to our neighbors and friends
@cooperhewitt
,
@gardnermuseum
,
@metmuseum
,
@MuseumofCityNY
,
@NortonSimon
,
@OKCMOA
,
@Philbrook
,
@thejewishmuseum
,
@stlartmuseum
,
@studiomuseum
. 💐
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Stand (detail), ca. 1730. Hard-paste porcelain. Gift of Henry H. Arnhold, 2019
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Hans Holbein's "Sir Thomas More" is back on view at
#FrickMadison
, restored to its placement opposite his portrait of Thomas Cromwell. The Frick's traditional hanging of the works preserves the storied rivalry between the humanist and the statesman.
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Encounter masterpieces from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century, reframed in a bold new setting at
#FrickMadison
, the temporary home of The Frick Collection.
Plan your visit today at .
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Opening today at the
@Rijksmuseum
, "Vermeer" presents 28 works by the Dutch master from around the world—including the Frick's "Mistress and Maid" and two other paintings. Explore more in the online experience:
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Courtesy Rijksmuseum/Henk Wildschut
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Horticulturist Galen Lee has been taking care of the Frick's iconic magnolia trees for over half of their 85-year lives. 🌸 Hear how he continues to care for them during the renovation of The Frick Collection's historic home on Fifth Avenue. 🏛️
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Another familiar face has returned to our galleries: Rembrandt's "Self-Portrait"! Of the many self-portraits Rembrandt painted, this is one of the most iconic, not only for its poignant revelations of the self but for its painterly magnificence. Learn more
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Happy
#NationalHatDay
from the Frick 👒
We're celebrating by admiring the headwear of some of our collection favorites. Discover all the hats at the Frick in a special gallery only on the
@bbgconnects
app—downloadable at
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Animation by George Koelle
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Giovanni Battista Moroni’s "Portrait of a Woman," the most significant Italian Renaissance painting the museum has acquired in more than half a century, is now on view at
#FrickMadison
! Read more about the new acquisition in a recent
@nytimes
article:
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Can't get enough of
#Vermeer
? Check out our dedicated artist page to access an array of content on the iconic Dutch painter:
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Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Officer and Laughing Girl, ca. 1657, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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For the final week of
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we are looking back at our video series "What's Her Story?" Watch now:
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1845, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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Today we celebrate
#FrickCollection
artist James McNeill
#Whistler
, who was born
#onthisday
in 1834, with the Frick's portrait of Lady Meux.
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James McNeill Whistler, Harmony in Pink and Gray: Portrait of Lady Meux, 1881–82. Oil on canvas
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Andrea del Verrocchio’s “Bust of a Woman” is one of three marble sculptures welcoming visitors on the third floor of
#FrickMadison
. The young woman portrayed here turns her head slightly, as if responding to someone nearby. Learn more:
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Happy birthday to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, born
#onthisday
in 1841! 🎈 Celebrate with a look at the artist's "La Promenade," one of the collection's few Impressionist works.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), La Promenade, 1875–76, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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Happy birthday to Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun!
Le Brun achieved extraordinary success as a portraitist at a time when women were largely barred from painting as a profession. This pastel, "Head of a Woman" (1784), will be on view October 13 at
#FrickMadison
in "The Eveillard Gift."
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Rolling into spring 🕰️ This drum-shaped clock is your reminder to set your clocks forward one hour tomorrow for
#DaylightSavings
!
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Portable Drum Clock, German, probably Augsburg, ca. 1550, gilt brass, The Frick Collection, New York
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It's all getting brighter from here. ☀️ Happy winter solstice!
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Harbor of Dieppe, 1826
#FrickCollection
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Happy birthday to James McNeill
#Whistler
, born
#onthisday
in 1834. Whistler is one of the few American artists that Henry Clay Frick collected, acquiring four full-length portraits including this 1881–82 painting of Susan Langdon—also known as Lady Meux.
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#Degas
was born
#onthisday
in 1834! 🩰 "The Rehearsal" is one of many compositions devoted to ballet that the artist produced in the 1870s and exhibits his ongoing exploration of the human form through dance.
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Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal, 1878–79. Oil on canvas
#FrickCollection
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Ten of the Frick's paintings, including Rembrandt's iconic "Self-Portrait," have journeyed across the ocean to The Hague! The works will be on view at the
@mauritshuis
through January 15, 2023.
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JUST ANNOUNCED—the Frick will reopen to the public in early 2021 in the famous modernist Marcel Breuer building at 945 Madison Avenue.
We cannot wait to welcome you through the doors of
#FrickMadison
!
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On
#Easter
Sunday, we're sharing Vecchietta's bronze relief, "The Resurrection." The only signed work by the Sienese artist outside of Italy, it is considered one of the finest examples of bronze reliefs from its era.
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Vecchietta, The Resurrection, 1472
#FrickCollection
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The founder of The Frick Collection, Henry Clay Frick, was born
#onthisday
in 1849.
A Pittsburgh industrialist, Frick began forming his art collection in 1881 and continued to acquire works of art until his death, in 1919.
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Can you describe this
#Constable
composition using only emojis? 🤔
#WorldEmojiDay
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John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds, 1826. Oil on canvas (lined)
#FrickCollection
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Did you know that some of the Frick's most iconic works were not acquired by the museum's founder, Henry Clay Frick? For example, Ingres's "Comtesse d'Haussonville" was added to the collection in 1927, eight years after Frick's death.
#FrickFact
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Take a break with Bellini.
Called "the most beautiful painting in America" (
@wsj
), Giovanni Bellini's "St. Francis in the Desert" is a mesmerizing mystery. Listen to an audio overview of the work by Xavier F. Salomon at .
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May "The Forge" be with you. ⭐
#Maythefourth
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, The Forge, ca. 1815–20. Oil on canvas
#FrickCollection
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Did you know that El Greco's real name is Doménikos Theotokópoulos? He came to be known as El Greco after he left his native island of Crete to seek his fortune in Italy and then in Spain. Learn more about the painter on our dedicated artist page:
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Looking at Fragonard in a whole new light. ✨
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Installation view at
#FrickMadison
of
#Fragonard
's Progress of Love
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In the ☁️ with John Constable's "Cloud Study."
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Constable (1776–1837), Cloud Study, ca. 1822, oil on paper, The Frick Collection, New York
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Have you stopped by
#FrickMadison
yet to see our newest acquisition, Giovanni Battista Moroni’s "Portrait of a Woman"? The exquisite canvas is the first female portrait to enter the Frick’s holdings of Renaissance painting. Read more from the
@nytimes
:
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Take a slow look at Edgar Degas's "Rehearsal"—on view at our temporary home
#FrickMadison
—with Rebecca Miralrio, 2021 Hunter Mellon Arts Fellow. 🩰
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Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal, 1878–79
#FrickCollection
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Today's the day—
#FrickMadison
is officially open to the public! Thank you to our supporters and extraordinary staff who made this exciting moment for the Collection possible.
Which work of art are you most excited to see again?
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Have you ever dressed up for a museum day inspired by the setting? This nattily dressed visitor was spotted in our galleries last week. Turns out that he is a UK-based tailor fascinated with historic clocks. He enjoyed this example in our Library gallery:
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Happy
#MothersDay
! 👩👧👦
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Installation view at
#FrickMadison
of George Romney's Henrietta, Countess of Warwick, and Her Children (1787–89)
#FrickCollection
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Happy birthday to Jean-Honoré
#Fragonard
! We're celebrating with a close look at "The Pursuit." Learn about the story behind this series:
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806), The Progress of Love: The Pursuit, 1771–72, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection
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How it started ➡️ how it's going. ✨
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's "Study for the Portrait of the Comtesse d'Haussonville" (1843−44) and "Comtesse d'Haussonville" (1845)
#FrickCollection
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🎵 Reunited, and it feels so good 🎵
Henry Clay Frick's 1909 acquisition of Anthony van Dyck's portraits of Frans Snyders and Margareta de Vos brought the married couple back together after the canvases were separated in the late eighteenth century.
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Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr.
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Happy
#LunarNewYear
to all those who are celebrating! ✨ We're welcoming the Year of the Tiger with this porcelain feline figure, standing at just over three inches tall.
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Chinese, Qing Dynasty, Figure of a Tiger, 1662−1722
#FrickCollection
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Born this day in 1856: John Singer Sargent! We miss the
@NatGalleriesSco
portrait of Lady Agnew we borrowed in '14
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John Singer Sargent was born on this day in 1856. We celebrate w/ his Lady Agnew, on view at Frick just through Feb 1
http://t.co/uSOfjsLex3
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Congratulations to
@metmuseum
on
#MetMedici
! The exhibition, on view through October 11, explores the ways art was used to convey political power in Medicean Florence and includes this familiar face from the Frick.
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Agnolo Bronzino, Lodovico Capponi, ca. 1550–55
#FrickCollection
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Did you know today is
#NationalAlmondDay
? Living in the South of France, Vincent van Gogh painted many almond trees, the first to bloom in spring.
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Reproduction of Van Gogh (1853–1890), Sprig of Flowering Almond in a Glass, 1888, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum
#FrickPhotoarchive
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Happy
#InternationalMuseumDay
! Thank you to our community of Frick fans who are sharing this time with us by engaging and participating in our
#MuseumFromHome
offerings.
—
The Garden Court
#FrickCollection
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Set your watches forward, it's
#DaylightSavings
! ⏱️
—
Pierre Norry (French, act. 17th century), Gilt Brass Coach Clock-Watch, 1645
#FrickCollection
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On
#InternationalMuseumDay
, we are celebrating the return of four paintings by James McNeill Whistler, now back on view at
#FrickMadison
. Learn more about the works:
#IMD2022
@icomofficiel
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Hans Holbein’s portrait of Sir Thomas More is back on view at
#FrickMadison
! Learn about the stunning painting’s journey to the Frick in a past blog post by Christopher Snow Hopkins, Associate Editor:
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Wishing you a happy Lunar New Year! ✨
In honor of the Year of the Rabbit, take a close look at one of our favorite masterpieces. Can you guess which painting this rabbit detail is from? Comment below!
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#Vel
ázquez's masterful "King Philip IV of Spain" is back on view in the Spanish Gallery on
#FrickMadison
's third floor! Learn more:
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, King Philip IV of Spain, 1644. The Frick Collection, New York
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Waking up with
#Turner
's "Early Summer Morning." 🌅
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning, 1826
#FrickCollection
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The devil's in the details. 🔎
For Halloween, we're sharing this eerie engraving by
#AlbrechtD
ürer. On the right, Dürer draws the devil as a horned, big-snouted beast.
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Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513
#FrickCollection
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The Frick is grateful for your enthusiasm for our collection and offerings, which makes possible a range of inspiring programs. Now through December 31, all gifts will be matched by Trustee Stephen A. Schwarzman, doubling your impact! Donate today:
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It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together. 🛷
Celebrating the first day of winter with François
#Boucher
's frosty scene.
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Installation view at Frick Madison of François Boucher's The Four Seasons: Winter (1755). Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr.
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We made it—springtime is here! 💐
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François Boucher (1703–1770), The Four Seasons: Spring, 1755, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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Merry Christmas from The Frick Collection! 🎄
—
#FrickPhotoarchive
reproduction of Viggo Johansen's "Glade Jul" (Happy Christmas), 1891, Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen
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What do you think the letter says? 💌
While the contents of the letter in this painting are unknown, we're sending a happy birthday card to
#FrickCollection
artist
#Vermeer
—born
#onthisday
in 1632.
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Vermeer, Mistress and Maid, ca. 1666−67
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Sargent was born
#OTD
. We loved borrowing Lady Agnew from
@NatGalleriesSco
in 2014 & offered this great lecture.
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What's your costume inspiration tonight? Some look to famous paintings such as Sargent's Madame X (not
@frickcollection
but owned by
@metmuseum
up the street). Another fun choice is Girl w/ a Pearl Earring by Vermeer (who was born on 10/31) on view in the Hague
@mauritshuis
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Whistler's ladies in pink. The American artist James McNeill Whistler was born
#onthisday
in 1834.
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View of
#Whistler
's "Harmony in Pink and Gray: Portrait of Lady Meux" (left) and "Symphony in Flesh Color and Pink: Portrait of Mrs. Frances Leyland" (right)
#FrickCollection
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Wishing all of today's participants good luck at the New York City Marathon! 🏃
In celebration, enjoy Carl Rottmann's painting of the plain of Marathon, site of the 490 BCE victory of the Greeks over the Persians.
#PhotoarchiveFinds
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Artist spotlight of the day...El Greco! 👨🎨 The artist left Crete for Italy and then Spain, where he made this portrait of Jerome as a scholar and translator. Learn more:
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El Greco, St. Jerome, ca. 1590–1600, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection
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Venetian painter
#Tiepolo
created this small study of the myth of Perseus and Andromeda for a major fresco commission for Palazzo Archinto in Milan. After the palace's destruction during WWII, sketches such as this offer surviving evidence of Tiepolo’s masterful frescoes.
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Welcome home Comtesse d'Haussonville, our Ingres masterpiece, recently .
@museumdelprado
, has returned to the Frick!
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Detail from Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s ‘The Progress of Love: The Pursuit,’ 1771–72, oil on c…
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You've made it to Wednesday! Take a calming moment to reflect on Corot's "The Lake."
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875), The Lake, 1861. Oil on canvas, 52 3/8 x 62 in. (133 x 157.5 cm). The Frick Collection, New York
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Feeling homesick for the Frick? Visit the galleries of the historic Frick home at . While you take a virtual stroll through the South Hall, don't miss two of the museum's prized paintings by Vermeer.
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Installation view of the South Hall
#FrickCollection
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Lose your head in the clouds. 🌥️
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John
#Constable
, Cloud Study, ca. 1822. Oil on paper
#FrickCollection
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Dreaming of cooler days…but maybe not this cold.
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Claude Monet (1840−1926), Vétheuil in Winter, 1878−79, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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5 beloved Frick paintings by Whistler now reinstalled together in the museum's Oval Room
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The United Kingdom observes
#NationalTeaDay
every year on April 21! To celebrate, we're firing up our kettles and highlighting our expansive group of tea vessels across our collection 🫖 Which teapot is your favorite?
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The poet William Carlos Williams was beguiled by Titian's "Man in a Red Hat" at the Frick. In 1952, he wrote that this young man “annihilates time as far as poor mortals may.”
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Waking up to a scene of snow. ❄️ Stay safe and warm today!
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Photographic reproduction of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Winter Scene with Bird Trap, 1565
#FrickPhotoarchive
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Happy first night of
#Hanukkah
to all those who celebrate!
This 18th-century British painting of a boy spinning a top, documented in the
#FrickPhotoarchive
, recalls the Hanukkah game of dreidel, where players take turns spinning a four-sided top.
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Can you identify the bearded artist in this photograph? (Hint: today is his 180th birthday!)
#FrickArchives
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We are slowing down this weekend and making sure to stop and smell the roses 🌹
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Workshop of François Boucher (1703–1770), Girl with Roses, 1760s, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection
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This week, "Travels with a Curator" takes a tour of the city of Bruges, where artist
#JanvanEyck
lived and worked. Watch now:
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Jan van Eyck and Workshop, The Virgin and Child with St. Barbara, St. Elizabeth, and Jan Vos, ca. 1441−43. Oil on Masonite
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Born
#onthisday
in 1593, French Baroque painter Georges de La Tour is known for his dramatic candlelit scenes—creating an intense yet hushed sense of spirituality and introspection. 🕯️
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Studio of Georges de La Tour, Education of the Virgin, ca. 1650
#FrickCollection
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#Bornonthisday
, artist Francisco de
#Goya
y Lucientes would've turned 278 today! Learn more about this work:
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828), Portrait of a Lady (María Martínez de Puga?), 1824, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection, New York
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Some colorful content for your feed. 🌸 Enjoy a serene snapshot of springtime at the Frick, featuring our Fifth Avenue magnolia trees.
Continue to access the
#MuseumFromHome
with hundreds of videos, like this, available at .
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Monday mood 😁 It's finally starting to feel like spring!
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), The Progress of Love: Love the Jester, ca. 1790–91. Oil on canvas, 59 3/8 x 50 3/8 in. (150.8 x 128 cm). The Frick Collection, New York
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Happy birthday to Joseph Mallord William Turner, who was
#bornonthisday
in 1775!
Learn more about Turner on his dedicated artist page:
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Happy
#Easter
! We are putting on our Sunday best with inspiration from Lady Taylor 💕
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Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), Elizabeth, Lady Taylor, ca. 1780, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection
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Escape the heat this afternoon and stroll through the fourth floor of
#FrickMadison
to explore Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Progress of Love. Staying home? Cool off with a past episode of "Cocktails with a Curator" about the series:
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Let the countdown begin... 🕰️
Cheers to a new year! We'd like to thank our followers and all those who visited Frick Madison, both in person and online, in 2022. ✨
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Weeks early, the magnolias in the historic Fifth Avenue Garden of the Frick are showing their color.
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Today we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with El Greco's "Vincenzo Anastagi" and his fabulous green pants. 🍀
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El Greco (Greek, active in Spain 1541–1614), Vincenzo Anastagi, ca. 1575. Oil on canvas, 74 x 49 7/8 in. (188 x 126.7 cm). The Frick Collection, New York
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They are back! All 4 of the Frick's full-length Whistler paintings (& his seascape) have returned to the Oval Room
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While our galleries are closed during our renovation and enhancement project, you can get your fill of the Frick through our virtual tours 🖼️
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Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), The Mall in St. James's Park, ca. 1783, oil on canvas, The Frick Collection
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When you hear the Frick is reopening tomorrow. 😮
After one year of being closed, the Collection opens at our temporary new home,
#FrickMadison
, this Thursday. Plan your visit at .
—
#Fragonard
, The Progress of Love: The Meeting (detail)
#FrickCollection
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Embrace your loved ones, it's
#NationalHuggingDay
. 🤗
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Progress of Love: Love Letters, 1771–72
#FrickCollection
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Check out our girl the Comtesse d'Haussonville as the star of
@Museodelprado
’s Ingres… ope…
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The Frick Collection's "Mistress and Maid" will be loaned to the landmark Johannes Vermeer exhibition at the
@rijksmuseum
next year! Learn more about Vermeer at or check out our new Vermeer Reading List from the
#FrickLibrary
:
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There's nothing quite like falling asleep with a good book. 📖💤
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Carel van der Pluym, Old Woman with a Book, mid-1650s
#FrickCollection
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The city's getting chilly. Stay warm with a mulled wine or cider during tonight's "Cocktails with a Curator" while we discuss this wintry work by Claude
#Monet
. ❄️
Watch now:
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Claude Monet, Vétheuil in Winter, 1878−79. Oil on canvas
#FrickCollection
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