Works by renowned artists, donated by Peter Lynch to Boston College, on view this fall
Works by Albert Bierstadt, Mary Cassatt, Frederic Edwin Church, Childe Hassam, Martin Johnson Heade, Winslow Homer, Fitz Henry Lane, Pablo Picasso, Jack Butler Yeats, and many more of the world鈥檚 most acclaimed artists will be on display at Boston College beginning this fall, thanks to a donation from the private collection of famed investor and University alumnus Peter Lynch and his late wife, Carolyn. The paintings are now part of the permanent collection of the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College.
Mary Cassatt, Mother and Child, circa 1889, Watercolor on paper
The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection comprises 27 paintings and three drawings from 20 renowned artists. The Lynch Collection will be on public display beginning on October 2 in the University Conference Center, located on the first floor of 2101 Commonwealth Avenue on the Brighton Campus of Boston College.
Among the notable pieces in the collection are Martin Johnson Heade鈥檚聽Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake;聽Pablo Picasso鈥檚 drawing聽L鈥homme barbu (Bearded Man);聽Winslow Homer鈥檚 painting聽Grace Hoops; Mary Cassatt鈥檚 watercolor聽Mother and Child; John Singer Sargent鈥檚 painting聽Olive Trees,听Corfu; and Jack Butler Yeats鈥檚 1929 painting聽Farewell to Mayo, which British actor Sir Laurence Olivier gifted as a wedding present to actress Vivien Leigh.
John Singer Sargent, Olive Trees, Corfu, 1909, oil on canvas
鈥淢y family and I could not be more excited about the opening of this permanent exhibit at Boston College,鈥 said Peter Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity Management and Research Company, and a 1965 精东影业 graduate and current trustee associate at Boston College. 鈥淓very item in this collection was selected in a joint manner by my late wife Carolyn and me, and in most cases, Carolyn was the lead advocate. It brings great joy to my family knowing that the collection will be enjoyed by 精东影业 students and the wider community for generations to come.鈥
Nancy Netzer, Inaugural Robert L. and Judith T. Winston Director of the McMullen Museum and a professor of art history, praised Lynch and his family 鈥渇or this transformational gift of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century paintings and drawings.
Winslow Homer, Grace Hoops, 1872, oil on canvas
鈥淏y positioning their thoughtfully crafted collection in an academic setting, a university founded in the mid-nineteenth century with a deep commitment to the study of the liberal arts and the education of the whole person, the Lynches inspire our faculty, staff, and students to pursue further investigation of the works in an expansive historical context,鈥 said Netzer.聽 鈥淲e look forward to sharing鈥攚ith the public and for generations to come鈥攖hese outstanding artistic examples of their kind and the knowledge about them as that knowledge develops. These cultural artifacts present our audiences tangible links to the past thereby creating new empirical research, teaching, and learning opportunities, even for drawing connections to the fabric of our present society.鈥
The Lynch Collection will be displayed along with paintings from the McMullen Museum鈥檚 permanent collection. A聽聽with contributions on each work written by Boston College faculty in a wide range of disciplines will accompany the installation, which will be open to the public free of charge during Museum hours, with exceptions for special events. .
Fitz Henry Lane, View of Gloucester Harbor, 1858, oil on canvas
Jack Butler Yeats, Farewell to Mayo, 1929, oil on paper
The Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection
Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830鈥1902)
Owens Valley, California, circa 1872, oil on panel
Near the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, 1863, oil on panel
Newport Rocks, 1859, oil on panel
The Approaching Storm: White Mountain View with Hay Wagon and Figures, 1861, oil on canvas
William Bradford (American, 1823鈥92)
Among the Ice Floes, 1878, oil on canvas
Trapped in Packed Ice, 1877, oil on canvas聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
James Edward Buttersworth (American, 1817鈥94)
Racing Yachts, oil on canvas
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844鈥1926)聽
Mother and Child, circa 1889, Watercolor on paper
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826鈥1900)
New England Landscape, 1849, oil on board
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823鈥80)
The Ruins of the Parthenon, 1869鈥80, oil on canvas
William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835鈥1900)
Rocks at Narragansett, 1863, oil on canvas
Childe Hassam (American, 1859鈥1935)
Water Hazard鈥擬aidstone Links, 1923, oil on canvas
Spring Flowering Trees, circa 1900, oil on canvas
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819鈥1904)
Two Green-Breasted Hummingbirds, 1863鈥64, oil on canvas
Orchid and Hummingbirds near a Mountain Lake, 1875鈥90, oil on canvas
Winslow Homer (American, 1836鈥1910)
Grace Hoops, 1872, oil on canvas
George Inness (American, 1825鈥94)
In the Evening, 1866, oil on canvas
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816鈥72)
On the Beverly Coast, 1865, oil on canvas
Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804鈥65)
View of Gloucester Harbor, 1858, oil on canvas
Sunset after a Storm, 1858, oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881鈥1973)
L鈥檋omme barbu (Bearded Man), pencil and white pigment on paper
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886鈥1957)
Family, 1934, ink on paper
Robert Salmon (British/American, 1775鈥1845)
View in Boston Harbor, Ship Going Out, 1832, oil on panel
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856鈥1925)
Olive Trees, Corfu, 1909, oil on canvas
Study of A Fig Tree, 1908, oil on canvas
Aaron Shikler (American, 1922鈥2015)
Study for the White House Portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy, 1968, oil on canvas
Francis Augustus Silva (American, 1835鈥86)
Approaching Storm, 1871, oil on canvas
Jack Butler Yeats (Irish, 1871鈥1957)
Farewell to Mayo, 1929, oil on paper
Rushing Waters, 1947, oil on canvas
Quiet Men, 1946, oil on canvas
Pablo Picasso, L鈥檋omme barbu (Bearded Man), pencil and white pigment on paper
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