"Venice, 1957" is a dye-transfer color photograph by American artist Harry Callahan (1912-1999). It was made in 1979. (Photo © 2007 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

RICHMOND, VA.-Two early 20th-century Art Nouveau buckles - one French and another English, a striking 17th-century Indian watercolor, and a 1979 photograph by American Harry Callahan are among items added recently to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection.

The French buckle is by Lucien Gaillard (1862-1935) and was made in 1900 from carved horn and silver. It measures 3-3/8 by 2-1/8 inches. It is the first work by the renowned jeweler to enter the VMFA collection.
The second buckle acquired by VMFA was created in 1903 by an unknown designer for the Guild of Handicraft, founded in 1900 in Birmingham, England. Made of silver and opals, it measures 2-3/4 by 1-1/8 inches.

The museum's new Indian painting is a page from a "Rasikapriya" ("Lover's Breviary") manuscript. Dating from about 1660-1680, it was created in opaque watercolor and gold and measures nearly 11 by 7-1/4 inches. It is titled "The Bewilderment of Radha." The page illustrates a portion of the text that analyzes the emotions of lovers who are separated.

VMFA's new Indian painting is a page from a "Rasikapriya" manuscript. Dating from about 1660-1680, it was created in opaque watercolor and gold and is titled "The Bewilderment of Radha." (Photo by Travis Fullerton, © 2007 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

"Venice, 1957" is the title of the museum's new dye-transfer color photograph by American artist Harry Callahan (1912-1999). It was taken in 1957 and printed in 1979.
The museum already owns three Callahan photographs. Two are landscapes and another is a portrait of his wife, Eleanor. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=21991