The University Art Museum recently acquired several new pieces, including notable additions to its print collection.
Among the museum's new features are two works by printmaker Wassily Kandinsky. The pair of pieces, which are titled Kleine Welten VI (Small Worlds VI) and Kleine Welten VIII (Small Worlds VIII) (1922), "broaden [the museum's] ability to have a conversation about the ability of abstract art during that period in a way [it] couldn't before," Curator of Exhibitions Andrea Douglas said.
The museum also purchased a print by Auguste Rodin, an artist known mostly for his sculptures. A print titled, Les amours conduisant le monde (Love Turning the World) (1881), is one of only 13 printed by the artist.
"It's very important for history of that particular artist," Douglas said. "It shows him working in another medium."
A lithograph by Rudolphe Bresdin was purchased, as well. Bresdin's La Sainte Famille aux Cerfs (Holy Family with Deer) (1871) shows "the intricacy of press," Douglas said, adding that the lithograph is "very lush and full, and very interesting from the point of view of the viewer."
Additionally, the museum will welcome purchased prints by English artist Walter Crane, who is known for his book illustrations.
Apart from expanding its print collection, the museum purchased a small plaster bust by Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage. The piece, Gamin (c. 1929), is a signature work from the 1930s and 1940s, Douglas said.
Douglas hopes these new additions to the museum's permanent collection will increase the museum's ability to educate its patrons.
-compiled by Tom Christensen
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