Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst
June 24 – October 14, 2012
West Building, Main Floor, Galleries 50A, 50B, 50C
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This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: Few artists were more skilled than
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation.
Sponsor: The exhibition is made possible by The Exhibition Circle of the National Gallery of Art. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Attendance: 76,147
Catalog: Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst, by Tanya Paul, et al. New York: Skira Rizzoli in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012.
Other Venues: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 11–May 28, 2012
- Aelst, Willem van
- Dutch, 1627 - 1683
- Introduction to the Exhibition- "Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst"
- Audio, Released: July 3, 2012, (56:27 minutes)