The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation to Gift Its Collectionto MoMA, LACMA, and the Brooklyn Museum

 The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation has announced that its entire collection will be gifted to three major institutions: the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Comprising an exceptional group of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and modern artworks, the Pearlman Collection will be gifted across the three institutions in a novel sharing arrangement that will enhance access to larger and more diverse audiences through continually changing contexts. Henry Pearlman (1895–1974) began purchasing avant-garde art in 1945 with a landscape by Chaïm Soutine, which led to a selfguided education in 19th- and 20th-century European art and a passion for collecting that endured for the rest of his life. From the very start of this collection, he and his wife, Rose, maintained a fundamental interest in sharing their experience of art as widely as possible, instilling populist values in their children and grandchildren that are the Foundation’s inspiration for making this extraordinary gift.

As part of this gift, 29 works will join the Brooklyn Museum’s collection, with exceptional paintings and sculpture by Chaïm Soutine, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, and Amedeo Modigliani, includingThe Brooklyn Museum will receive

 The sacred grove (1884) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 

After the bath, woman drying herself (c.1890) by Edgar Degas, 

Portrait of Jean Cocteau (1916) by Amedeo Modigliani 

and Path to the fountain (c.1920) by Chaim Soutine. 

LACMA will receive six works, including 

Edouard Manet’s Young Woman in a Round Hat (c. 1877–79), and

Vincent van Gogh, Tarascon Stagecoach, 1888, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation.

Vincent van Gogh’s Tarascon Stagecoach from 1888, the first paintings by either artist to enter the collection

MoMA will receive 28 works. Highlights include Paul Cézanne’s Mount Sainte-Victoire (c.1904-1906), Cistern in the park of Château Noir (c.1900)  as well as 15 of Cézanne’s most luminous watercolors:

Paul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire, c. 1904–06, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

and Cistern in the Park of Château Noir (c. 1900), as well as 15 of Cézanne’s most luminous watercolors. 

Paul Cézanne, Cistern in the Park of Château Noir (c. 1900), promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

 

Paul Cézanne, Chemin des Lauves: The Turn in the Road, 1904–06, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Three Pears (Trois poires), ca. 1888–90, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Forest Path (Chemin sous bois), ca. 1904–06, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, House in Provence (Maison en Provence), 1890–94, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Rocks at Bibémus (Rochers de Bibémus), ca. 1887–90, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Study of a Skull (Etude de crâne), 1902–04, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Fountain, Place de la Mairie in Aix-en-Provence (La fontaine de la place de la mairie à Aix-en-Provence), ca. 1900, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Carafe, Bottle, and Fruit (Nature morte avec carafe, bouteille, et fruits), 1906, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

 

Paul Cézanne, Aeneas Meeting Dido at Carthage (Enée rencontrant Didon à Carthage), ca. 1875, promised gift from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, photo by Bruce White

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950

 

• August 5, 2025–January 4, 2026

  Harn Museum of Art

  Gainesville, Florida
• January 30–May 24, 2026

  Birmingham Museum of Art

  Alabama
• June 19–October 11, 2026

  Frick Pittsburgh

  Pennsylvania

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The blockbuster exhibition, chosen for display during the Harn’s 35th Anniversary, showcases more than 55 paintings, drawings and sculptures from the Brooklyn Museum’s esteemed collection of European art. Ranging widely in scale, subject matter and style, and encompassing the key avant-garde movements that emerged in and around Paris from 1850 to 1950, the works on view were produced by some of the era’s leading artists. The exhibition is on view through Jan. 4, 2026.

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Rising Tide at Pourville, 1882. Oil on canvas, 26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Horace O. Havemeyer, 41.1260. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

“Touring since 2017 to venues in Italy, South Korea, Canada and the United States, the Harn is grateful to our generous donors who have made it possible to bring these masterpieces to the Harn for visitors to enjoy free of charge,” said Dr. Lee Anne Chesterfield, Harn Museum of Art Director. “We are also excited to have added to the exhibition, the Harn’s very own work by Monet, Champ d’avoine (Oat Field), celebrating the growth of our collection and 35 years of art-centered experiences.”

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917).The Age of Bronze, medium-sized model, first reduction, 1876; cast 1967. Bronze,41 ¼ x 15 x 13 in. (104.8 x 38.1 x 33 cm). Brooklyn Museum,Gift of B. Gerald Cantor, 68.49. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

The works of art in French Moderns, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, span the era between the Revolution of 1848 and the conclusion of World War II—a period marked by significant social, intellectual and political upheaval in France. This era saw the emergence of avant-garde artistic movements including Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, which left a lasting impact on the Western artistic tradition. These key movements are represented in the exhibition through remarkable examples by the era’s leading artists, including Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Gabriele Münter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin and others.

Image: Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895). “Madame Boursier and Her Daughter,” circa 1873. Oil on canvas, 29 5/16 x 22 3/8 in. (74.5 x 56.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.30. (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)

“French Moderns offers remarkable examples of European art and is the most significant exhibition of French modern art to travel to Gainesville,” said Dulce Román, Chief Curator and Curator of Modern Art at the Harn Museum of Art. “I am delighted that we are able to bring a portion of the Brooklyn Museum’s exceptional collection to the Gainesville community, University of Florida, surrounding areas, and tourists to explore and appreciate.”

Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894). Apple Tree in Bloom, 1885. Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (73.3 x 60 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William K. Jacobs, Jr., 1992.107.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum).

The exhibition is organized into four sections: Landscape, Still Life, Portraits and Figures, and The Nude. Beginning with the landscapes of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and the birth of plein-air (outdoor) painting, the exhibition surveys the innovative styles and techniques developed by artists from the Realism of Gustave Courbet, to the light and atmosphere of Monet and the Impressionists, to the Surrealism of Yves Tanguy. The works explore major new forms of representation and abstraction forged in France over the span of a century.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). Still Life with Blue Cup, circa 1900. Oil on canvas, 6 x 13 1/8 in. (15.2 x 33.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.24.19. (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950 is organized by Lisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art, and Richard Aste, former Curator of European Art, Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue including thematic essays and interpretive object entries by the exhibition’s co-curators.

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