60 Masterpieces from Ordrupgaard Collection on View at Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts in London is currently presenting an exhibition called 'Gauguin and the Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Ordrupgaard Collection.' This fascinating display includes 60 pieces of art from Danish collectors Wilhelm and Henny Hansen, who compiled their collection between 1916 and 1920. It features works from renowned artists like Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul Gauguin, among others. The collection was first shown at their home, Ordrupgaard, which opened to the public in 1918. Henny Hansen later donated it to Denmark in 1951, turning it into a museum by 1953. The exhibition runs until October 18, 2020, and many of these artworks are being shown in the UK for the first time.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Gauguin and the Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Ordrupgaard Collection'
- 60 masterpieces on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London
- Collection assembled by Danish couple Wilhelm and Henny Hansen between 1916 and 1920
- Includes works by Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Corot, Courbet, Dupré, Daubigny, and Gauguin
- Ordrupgaard opened to the public in 1918
- Henny Hansen bequeathed the collection to the Danish state in 1951
- Ordrupgaard became a museum in 1953
- Ordrupgaard is currently closed for construction of a new wing
- Many works have never been exhibited in the UK before
- Exhibition runs until October 18, 2020
Entities
Artists
- Edgar Degas
- Édouard Manet
- Claude Monet
- Berthe Morisot
- Camille Pissarro
- Auguste Renoir
- Alfred Sisley
- Camille Corot
- Gustave Courbet
- Jules Dupré
- Charles-François Daubigny
- Paul Gauguin
- Wilhelm Hansen
- Henny Hansen
Institutions
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Ordrupgaard
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Copenhagen
- Denmark