Modern

The modern art collection features nearly 2,500 objects that capture the progressive, innovative spirit of the early to mid-20th century, from Post Impressionism to the early stages of Abstract Expressionism.

Modern

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About the Collection

The modern art collection, which includes works from the turn of the 20th century to the mid-century, reflects the progressive art trends that began in Europe and quickly spread around the world. With approximately 2,400 paintings, sculpture and works on paper, the collection features images by many of the modernist pioneers of both Europe and North America. The collection includes works that display the developments of Post Impressionism, Surrealism, Geometric Abstraction, Regionalism and the American Scene, and into the early stages of Abstract Expressionism. Represented artists include: Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Milton Avery, Stuart Davis, Hugo Robus, Florine Stettheimer, Marsden Hartley, Joseph Stella, Arthur Dove, Raymond Jonson, Oscar Bluemner, Georgia O’Keeffe, and more.

Collection Highlights

Jerome

Philip C. Curtis, American, 1907 - 2000, 1948, painting, tempera on board, Gift of Kathleen I. Leavitt

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Pink Abstraction (Abstracción rosa)

Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887 - 1986, 1929, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of Friends of Art

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Flowers, Italy (Flores, Italia)

Joseph Stella, American, 1877 - 1946, 1931, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Marshall

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Abstract Space (Espacio abstracto)

Morris Blackburn, American, 1902 - 1979, 1943, serigraph, silkscreen, Gift of Orme Lewis

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Abstract Still Life (Naturaleza muerta abstracta)

Burgoyne Diller, American, 1906 - 1965, 1935, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of the Estates of Joan and Lorenz Anderman

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Abstract Still Life with Mask (Naturaleza muerta abstracta con máscara)

Jan Matulka, American, 1890 - 1972, 1930, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of the Estates of Joan and Lorenz Anderman

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Abstraction (Abstracción)

Hananiah Harari, American, 1912 - 2000, 1938, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of Richard Anderman in honor of Lorenz and Joan Anderman

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Am Dorfeingang (At the Beginning of the Village [Al principio del pueblo])

Max Pechstein, German, 1881 - 1955, 1919, print, woodcut, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orme Lewis

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American Landscape (Paisaje americano)

Miklos Suba, American, 1860 - 1944, 1938, painting, oil on canvas, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lorenz Anderman

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EXHIBITIONS

On view for a limited time, exhibitions present art from across the centuries and the globe, from iconic fashion to Old Master paintings, contemporary photography to historical objects of Asia.

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COLLECTIONS

Featuring more than 20,000 objects, the collection spans the globe, bringing the world to our city, and our city to the world.

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ARIZONA ARTIST AWARDS

Since 1986, Phoenix Art Museum has awarded more than $350,000 to over 200 Arizona-based artists through two annual artist awards opportunities.

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