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FINE ARTS MUSEUMS FOUNDATION Report of Acquisitions Committee Appendix B FINE ARTS MUSEUMS FOUNDATION Report of Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 Page PURCHASES ......................................................................... 1 Achenbach, Prints & Drawings – 71 Contemporary Art – 1 European Paintings – 1 Total Purchases - 73 FUNDED PURCHASES………………………………………….. 2 Achenbach, Prints & Drawings – 5 Total Funded Purchases – 5 GIFTS……………………………………………………………… 3 Achenbach, Prints & Drawings – 522 Africa, Oceania, and the Americas – 85 Contemporary Art – 2 Costume and Textiles – 22 European Decorative Arts – 1 Total Gifts – 632 FIRST STEP DEACCESSIONS ............................................ 4 American Art – 1 Ancient Art – 5 Total First Step Deaccessions – 6 SECOND STEP DEACCESSIONS ....................................... 5 Ancient Art – 9 Total First Step Deaccessions – 9 Prepared for 6.8.21 BOT Fine Arts Museums Foundation Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 PROPOSED PURCHASES Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Art Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Maximilian Verlag (publisher), German Galerie Sabine Knust (publisher), German Niels Borch Jensen (printer), Denmark 45-111, 1991 Series of 11 etchings Sheet: 770 x 560 mm (30 5/16 x 22 1/16 in.); Plate: 450 x 340 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.1.1-11 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Grun I, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, 1990 Seven woodcuts printed in green 620 x 300 mm (24 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 862 x 613 mm (33 15/16 x 24 1/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.2.1-7 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Ein Mädchen, 1989 Drypoint and monotype 450 x 330 mm (17 11/16 x 13 in.); Sheet: 660 x 500 mm (26 x 19 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.3.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Steine, 1989 Drypoint and monotype 450 x 330 mm (17 11/16 x 13 in.); Sheet: 660 x 500 mm (26 x 19 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.3.2 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Vor der Tur, 1989 Drypoint 445 x 326 mm (17 1/2 x 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 680 x 525 mm (26 3/4 x 20 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.3.3 Prepared for 6.8.21 BOT Page 1-1 Fine Arts Museums Foundation Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 PROPOSED PURCHASES Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 M M M, 1989 Drypoint and monotype 450 x 330 mm (17 11/16 x 13 in.); Sheet: 660 x 500 mm (26 x 19 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.3.4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Tanz im Norden, 1991–1992 Etching 450 x 350 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 760 x 575 mm (29 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Fensterkreuz, 1991–1992 Etching printed in black and green 450 x 350 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 760 x 575 mm (29 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.5.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Krankenschwester, 1991–1992 Color etching 450 x 350 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 760 x 575 mm (29 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.5.2 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Deckel, 1991–1992 Color etching 450 x 350 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 760 x 575 mm (29 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.5.3 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Brett, 1991–1992 Color etching 450 x 350 mm (17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 760 x 575 mm (29 15/16 x 22 5/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.5.4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Sämann, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint printed in red Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Prepared for 6.8.21 BOT Page 1-2 Fine Arts Museums Foundation Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 PROPOSED PURCHASES Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Lung, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.2 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Armel, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.3 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Hals, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Augen, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.5 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Nase, 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.6 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Glasfuss 2001 Line block etching and aquatint Sheet: 775 x 560 mm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); 330 x 250 mm (13 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.6.7 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Prepared for 6.8.21 BOT Page 1-3 Fine Arts Museums Foundation Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 PROPOSED PURCHASES Schwarze Brücke, 1989 Drypoint Sheet: 500 x 405 mm (19 11/16 x 15 15/16 in.); 185 x 250 mm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.7.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Mauerloch, 1987–1988 Drypoint Sheet: 503 x 373 mm (19 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.); 242 x 205 mm (9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.7.2 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Mädchen mit Harmonika IV, 1987–1988 Drypoint Sheet: 503 x 373 mm (19 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.); 242 x 205 mm (9 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.7.3 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Ein Drittel, 1995–1996 Drypoint, Sheet: 800 x 600 mm (31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.); 660 x 501 mm (26 x 19 3/4 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.8.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Mittelpunkt, 1995–1996 Drypoint Sheet: 800 x 600 mm (31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.); 660 x 500 mm (26 x 19 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.8.2 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Schlafende Frau, 1995–1996 Drypoint Sheet: 800 x 600 mm (31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.); 660 x 501 mm (26 x 19 3/4 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.8.3 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Zelt, 1995–1996 Drypoint Sheet: 800 x 600 mm (31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.); 660 x 500 mm (26 x 19 11/16 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions Prepared for 6.8.21 BOT Page 1-4 Fine Arts Museums Foundation Acquisitions Committee May 13, 2021 PROPOSED PURCHASES L20.38.8.4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Niels Borch Jensen (printer), Denmark 1001 Nacht /Die Geschichte des Lasttrager und der drei Damen (1001 Nights/The Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies of Bagdad), 1996 Artist’s book with four color etchings and an additional suite of four color etchings Single color etchings on 250 g BFK Rives paper 305 x 425 mm (12 x 16 3/4 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L20.38.9.1-4 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Samuel Beckett (author), French (born Ireland), 1906–1989 Galerie Michael Werner (publisher), German Till Verclas (printer), German Bing, 1991 Artist’s book with 24 drypoints and one woodcut (cover) 330 x 225 mm (13 x 8 7/8 in.) Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L21.26.1 Georg Baselitz, German, b. 1938 Bing, 1991 Suite of 22 drypoints and woodcuts to accompany the book Museum purchase, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions L21.26.2.1-22 American Art George Ohr, American, 1857–1918 Vase, ca. 1900 Glazed earthenware 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
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