Edward Hopper, "Chop Suey", oil on canvas, 32 x38 in., 1929. From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth

SEATTLE, WA.- The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced an unprecedented series of gifts—the largest in the museum’s history—from prominent museum patrons and collectors. The gifts, which commemorate the museum’s 75th anniversary in 2008 and represent art from across time and cultures, will include nearly 1,000 works from over 40 collections. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19788

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo, "Saint Augustine in Ecstasy", oil on canvas, 76 1/2 x 55in. From Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen