The Barnes Foundation, established by scientist, entrepreneur and educator Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 is home to a legendary art collection. Barnes assembled one of the world's largest and finest groups of post-impressionist and early modern paintings, with holdings by such luminaries as Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Rousseau, Modigliani, Soutine, Manet, Monet, Seurat, Degas, Van Gogh and Gauguin.
The Foundation's collection also holds significant examples of American art, including works by Demuth, Glackens and the Prendergasts; African sculpture; Native American ceramics, jewellery and textiles; Asian paintings, prints and sculptures; medieval manuscripts and sculptures; Old Master paintings by El Greco, Rubens, Titian and others; ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art; and American and European decorative arts and metalwork.
Texts by Judith F. Dolkart and Martha Lucy explore the Barnes Foundation's collection, educational mission, ensembles and individual works. Large colour plates, little-seen archival photographs and numerous gatefolds illustrate 150 of the greatest hits of the collection and twenty gallery ensembles.
