Highlights of the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection of Spanish Colonial Art
05 Aug 2007 - 02 Mar 2008
Unknown artist, Andean, possibly Ecuador, The Virgin and Christ Child (La Virgen y el niño Jesus), 18th century, oil on canvas, 20 15/16 x 18 1/16 in., Collection of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PATRICIA PHELPS DE CISNEROS COLLECTION OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART
August 5, 2007–March 2, 2008 | Hammer Building, 2nd Level
Longtime collectors of Latin American art Patricia and Gustavo Cisneros are well-recognized for their collection of postwar geometric and contemporary art, one of the most important of its kind. Less known, however, is their collection of Spanish colonial art, which the couple began assembling in the 1980s. Now a selection of twenty-five works—decorative arts, works in silver and ivory, and paintings—has been graciously loaned long-term from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to LACMA, making the collection accessible to a broader audience. This special installation opens concurrently with and provides an enriching complement to The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820—to which the Cisneros Collection has loaned three additional Spanish colonial artworks.
August 5, 2007–March 2, 2008 | Hammer Building, 2nd Level
Longtime collectors of Latin American art Patricia and Gustavo Cisneros are well-recognized for their collection of postwar geometric and contemporary art, one of the most important of its kind. Less known, however, is their collection of Spanish colonial art, which the couple began assembling in the 1980s. Now a selection of twenty-five works—decorative arts, works in silver and ivory, and paintings—has been graciously loaned long-term from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to LACMA, making the collection accessible to a broader audience. This special installation opens concurrently with and provides an enriching complement to The Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820—to which the Cisneros Collection has loaned three additional Spanish colonial artworks.