Opening on February 10, 2017, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Visionaries: Creating a Modern Guggenheim features more than 170 modern objects from the permanent collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
Assembling many of the foundation’s most iconic works along with treasures by artists less familiar, this celebratory exhibition explores avant-garde innovations of the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, as well as the groundbreaking activities of six pioneering arts patrons who brought to light some of the most significant artists of their day and established the Guggenheim Foundation’s identity as a forward- looking institution.
Visionaries includes important works by artists such as Alexander Calder, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Vincent van Gogh.
More than a dozen works on paper by Picasso and Van Gogh, rarely on view to the public, will be installed in the Thannhauser Gallery, where the earliest works represented in the Guggenheim collection are typically on display. Additionally, sculptures by Edgar Degas and paintings by Pierre- Auguste Renoir, Paul Gauguin, and Édouard Manet will be placed on the ramps for the occasion of the exhibition. In May, a fresh selection of works on paper by artists including Klee, Picasso, and Van Gogh will replace the first grouping.
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Amedeo Modigliani(1884-1920)
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Amedeo Modigliani(1884-1920)
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Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
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Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner(1880-1938)
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Oskar Kokoschka(1886-1980)
Vasily Kandinsky(1866-1944)
Adolph Gottlieb(1903-1974)
Josef Albers(1888-1976)![]()
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Juan Gris(1887-1927)
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Assembling many of the foundation’s most iconic works along with treasures by artists less familiar, this celebratory exhibition explores avant-garde innovations of the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, as well as the groundbreaking activities of six pioneering arts patrons who brought to light some of the most significant artists of their day and established the Guggenheim Foundation’s identity as a forward- looking institution.
Visionaries includes important works by artists such as Alexander Calder, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Fernand Léger, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Vincent van Gogh.
More than a dozen works on paper by Picasso and Van Gogh, rarely on view to the public, will be installed in the Thannhauser Gallery, where the earliest works represented in the Guggenheim collection are typically on display. Additionally, sculptures by Edgar Degas and paintings by Pierre- Auguste Renoir, Paul Gauguin, and Édouard Manet will be placed on the ramps for the occasion of the exhibition. In May, a fresh selection of works on paper by artists including Klee, Picasso, and Van Gogh will replace the first grouping.
Marc Chagall(1887-1985)
The Soldier Drinks, 1911–12 Le soldat boit, 1911–12
Oil on canvas
43 x 37 1/4 inches (109.2 x 94.6 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1211
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43 x 37 1/4 inches (109.2 x 94.6 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1211
Marc Chagall(1887-1985)
Paris through the Window, 1913 Paris par la fenêtre, 1913
Oil on canvas
53 9/16 x 55 7/8 inches (136 x 141.9 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.438
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53 9/16 x 55 7/8 inches (136 x 141.9 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.438
Marc Chagall(1887-1985)
The Flying Carriage, 1913 La calèche volante, 1913
Oil on canvas
42 x 47 1/4 inches (106.7 x 120.1 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1212
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42 x 47 1/4 inches (106.7 x 120.1 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1212
Pierre Bonnard(1867-1947)
Dining Room on the Garden, 1934–35 Grande salle à manger sur le jardin, 1934–35
Oil on canvas
50 x 53 1/4 inches (126.8 x 135.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
38.432
50 x 53 1/4 inches (126.8 x 135.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
38.432
Amedeo Modigliani(1884-1920)
Nude, 1917 Nu, 1917
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 45 7/8 inches (73 x 116.7 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
41.535
28 3/4 x 45 7/8 inches (73 x 116.7 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
41.535
Amedeo Modigliani(1884-1920)
Jeanne Hébuterne with Yellow Sweater, 1918–19 Le sweater jaune, 1918–19
Oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 25 1/2 inches (100 x 64.7 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.533
39 3/8 x 25 1/2 inches (100 x 64.7 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.533
Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
Tableau No. 2/Composition No. VII, 1913
Oil on canvas
41 3/8 x 45 inches (105.1 x 114.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
Oil on canvas
41 3/8 x 45 inches (105.1 x 114.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1228
Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
Composition 8, 1914 Compositie 8, 1914
Oil on canvas
37 1/8 x 21 7/8 inches (94.4 x 55.6 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1227
37 1/8 x 21 7/8 inches (94.4 x 55.6 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
49.1227
Vasily Kandinsky(1866-1944)
Composition 8, July 1923 Komposition 8, July 1923
Oil on canvas
55 1/8 x 79 1/8 inches (140 x 201 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.262
55 1/8 x 79 1/8 inches (140 x 201 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift
37.262
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner(1880-1938)
Dancers, 1906 Tänzerinnen, 1906
Ink on paper
17 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (44.8 x 34.9 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.438
17 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (44.8 x 34.9 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.438
Oskar Kokoschka(1886-1980)
Knight Errant, 1915 Der irrende Ritter, 1915
Oil on canvas
35 1/4 x 70 7/8 inches (89.5 x 180 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.380
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35 1/4 x 70 7/8 inches (89.5 x 180 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.380
Vasily Kandinsky(1866-1944)
Striped, November 1934 Rayé, November 1934
Oil with sand on canvas
31 7/8 x 39 3/8 inches (81 x 100 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
46.1022
31 7/8 x 39 3/8 inches (81 x 100 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
46.1022
Remarks: Formerly Collection Peggy Guggenheim and acquired through Karl Nierendorf
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Adolph Gottlieb(1903-1974)
The Red Bird, 1944
Oil on canvas
40 1/16 x 30 1/8 inches (101.8 x 76.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.515
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Oil on canvas
40 1/16 x 30 1/8 inches (101.8 x 76.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.515
Josef Albers(1888-1976)
Bent Dark Gray, 1943
Oil on Masonite
19 x 14 inches (48.2 x 35.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.260
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Oil on Masonite
19 x 14 inches (48.2 x 35.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.260
Josef Albers(1888-1976)
Penetrating (B), 1943
Oil, casein, and tempera on Masonite
21 3/8 x 24 7/8 inches (54.3 x 63.2 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.261
Oil, casein, and tempera on Masonite
21 3/8 x 24 7/8 inches (54.3 x 63.2 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.261
Paul Klee(1879-1940)
The Bavarian Don Giovanni, 1919 Der bayrische Don Giovanni, 1919
Watercolor and ink on paper
8 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches (22.5 x 21.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.69
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8 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches (22.5 x 21.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase
48.1172.69
Paul Klee(1879-1940)
Jumping Jack, 1919 Hampelmann, 1919
Watercolor, oil transfer drawing, and graphite on paper, mounted on paperboard
sheet: 11 3/16 x 8 11/16 inches (28.4 x 22 cm); mount: 11 5/8 x 9 1/16 inches (29.5 x 23 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser, 1991
91.3908
sheet: 11 3/16 x 8 11/16 inches (28.4 x 22 cm); mount: 11 5/8 x 9 1/16 inches (29.5 x 23 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Bequest, Hilde Thannhauser, 1991
91.3908
Juan Gris(1887-1927)
Newspaper and Fruit Dish, March 1916 Journal et compotier, March 1916
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches (46 x 37.8 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, Estate of Katherine S. Dreier, 1953
53.1341
18 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches (46 x 37.8 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, Estate of Katherine S. Dreier, 1953
53.1341
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Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
Composition, 1929
Oil on canvas in artist’s frame
17 3/4 x 17 7/8 inches (45.1 x 45.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, Estate of Katherine S. Dreier, 1953
53.1347
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Edgar Degas
Dancers in Green and Yellow (Danseuses vertes et jaunes), ca. 1903 Pastel and charcoal on several pieces of tracing paper, mounted on paperboard, 98.8 x 71.5 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
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Paul Klee
Red Balloon (Roter Ballon), 1922
Oil (and oil transfer drawing?) on chalk-primed gauze, mounted on board, 31.7 x 31.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase, 1948
© 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Piet Mondrian
Composition No. 1: Lozenge with Four Lines, 1930 Oil on canvas, 75.2 x 75.2 cm, vertical axis: 105 cm Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, The Hilla Rebay Collection, 1971
© 2017 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust
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Vasily Kandinsky
Composition 8 (Komposition 8), July 1923
Oil on canvas, 140 x 201 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift, 1937 © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Pablo Picasso
Woman with Yellow Hair (Femme aux cheveux jaunes),
Paris, December 1931
Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
© 2017 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Fernand Léger(1881-1955)
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René Magritte(1898-1967)
Oil on canvas in artist’s frame
17 3/4 x 17 7/8 inches (45.1 x 45.3 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift, Estate of Katherine S. Dreier, 1953
53.1347
Vincent van Gogh(1853-1890)
Head of a Girl, late June 1888
Reed pen and ink on paper
7 1/8 x 7 11/16 inches (18 x 19.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
78.2514.20
Reed pen and ink on paper
7 1/8 x 7 11/16 inches (18 x 19.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
78.2514.20
Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)
Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris, autumn 1900
Oil on canvas
34 3/4 x 45 1/2 inches (88.2 x 115.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
Oil on canvas
34 3/4 x 45 1/2 inches (88.2 x 115.5 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
78.2514.34
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Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)
Woman with Yellow Hair, Paris, December 1931 Femme aux cheveux jaunes, Paris, December 1931
Oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 31 7/8 inches (100 x 81 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
78.2514.59
39 3/8 x 31 7/8 inches (100 x 81 cm)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
78.2514.59
Edgar Degas
Dancers in Green and Yellow (Danseuses vertes et jaunes), ca. 1903 Pastel and charcoal on several pieces of tracing paper, mounted on paperboard, 98.8 x 71.5 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
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Paul Klee
Red Balloon (Roter Ballon), 1922
Oil (and oil transfer drawing?) on chalk-primed gauze, mounted on board, 31.7 x 31.1 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase, 1948
© 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Piet Mondrian
Composition No. 1: Lozenge with Four Lines, 1930 Oil on canvas, 75.2 x 75.2 cm, vertical axis: 105 cm Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, The Hilla Rebay Collection, 1971
© 2017 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust
Vasily Kandinsky
Composition 8 (Komposition 8), July 1923
Oil on canvas, 140 x 201 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift, 1937 © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso
Woman with Yellow Hair (Femme aux cheveux jaunes),
Paris, December 1931
Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Thannhauser Collection, Gift, Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978
© 2017 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Fernand Léger(1881-1955)
Men in the City, 1919
Les hommes dans la ville, 1919
Les hommes dans la ville, 1919
Oil on canvas
57 3/8 x 44 11/16 inches (145.7 x 113.5 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.21
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57 3/8 x 44 11/16 inches (145.7 x 113.5 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.21
Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)
The Studio, 1928 L’atelier, 1928
Oil and black crayon on canvas
63 5/8 x 51 1/8 inches (161 x 129.9 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.3
63 5/8 x 51 1/8 inches (161 x 129.9 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.3
René Magritte(1898-1967)
Voice of Space, 1931 La voix des airs, 1931
Oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 21 3/8 inches (72.7 x 54.2 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.101
28 5/8 x 21 3/8 inches (72.7 x 54.2 cm)
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976
76.2553.101