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Seeing Nature offers a rare opportunity for east coast audiences to witness the leading investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist’s personal vision. WASHINGTON—Next spring, The Phillips Collection will present a major exhibition exploring the evolution of American and European landscape painting. Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection features 39 masterpieces, spanning five centuries, on loan from the collection of entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen. Co-organized by the Portland Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Paul G. Allen Family

Color aquatint with lift ground and spit-bite overall: 22 1/2 in x 25 in.; 57.15 cm x 63.5 cm Gift of the artist, 2005

Seeing Nature offers a rare opportunity for east coast audiences to experience 39 paintings from one of the Northwest’s most significant art collections. WASHINGTON—This spring, The Phillips Collection will present a major exhibition exploring the evolution of American and European landscape painting. Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection features 39 masterpieces, spanning five centuries, on loan from the collection of philanthropist and entrepreneur Paul G. Allen. Co-organized by the Portland Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Paul G. Allen

Oil on canvas 80 x 69 1/2 in.; 203.2 x 176.53 cm Acquired 1961; © The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation.

The Phillips Collection has celebrated American art and artists since it opened to the public in 1921. From the outset, Duncan Phillips intended that this gallery in the nation’s capital was to be a champion for the country’s artists. He devoted his life to finding, fostering, and collecting the very best of American art, particularly the work of living artists guided by their individual visions, rather than by popular trends. Over the course of 50 years Phillips built a world-class collection of nearly 2,000 works of modern art of which 1,400 were American, most of them acquired while the

The first in more than 30 years, William Merritt Chase: A Retrospective offers afresh appraisal of the artist’s career and contributions to American art. WASHINGTON—This summer, The Phillips Collection will present a major international exhibition on American artist William Merritt Chase (1849–1916). A renowned figure in the international art circles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chase was a brilliant observer of contemporary life, an innovative painter, and an influential teacher. Marking the centennial of his death, this retrospective—the first in more than three decades

The first Chase retrospective in more than 30 years, William Merritt Chase: A Modern Masteroffers a fresh appraisal of the artist’s career and contributions to American art. WASHINGTON—This summer, The Phillips Collection presents a major international exhibition on American artist William Merritt Chase (1849–1916). A renowned figure in the international art circles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chase was a brilliant observer of contemporary life, an innovative painter, and an influential teacher. Marking the centennial of his death, this retrospective—the first in more than three