See a selection of post-World War II American art given by Robert and Jane Meyerhoff to the National Gallery of Art.
The Maryland couple began collecting art seriously in 1958, buying Hans Hofmann’s Autumn Gold before its slabs of paint were dry. One of their last acquisitions was James Rosenquist’s 2001 painting Spectator – Speed of Light. In the decades between, they assembled an exceptional collection of works ranging from expressionist to pop and abstract to figurative. In particular, the Meyerhoffs focused on five artists—Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella—who led a new, rising generation of American painters.
The Meyerhoff Collection concluded soon after Jane’s death in 2004, yet it lives on under the stewardship of Robert, who celebrated his 100th birthday in 2024. Eventually more than 200 works from the Meyerhoffs will join the 69 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures they have already presented to the nation for our enjoyment.
