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The Path of Nature: Collecting Off the Beaten Path

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Collector Wheelock Whitney discusses interest in art collecting, his acquisition history, and his travels. Whitney focused on collecting French landscape paintings at a time when few others were, which allowed him to build a unique group of artworks.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Path of Nature: French Paintings from the Wheelock Whitney Collection, 1785–1850, on view January 22–April 21, 2013.

Recorded February 10, 2013

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Mountain Landscape, Valais, Switzerland

Alexandre Calame  (Swiss, Vevey 1810–1864 Menton)

Date:
ca. 1838–40
Medium:
Oil on cardboard
Dimensions:
8 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (22.2 x 27.6 cm)
Classification:
Paintings
Credit Line:
Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
Accession Number:
2009.400.12

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110004748

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