This beautifully illustrated and scholarly catalogue presents a selection of exceptional
drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection. It accompanies an exhibition at the
Morgan Library & Museum.
The drawings assembled by Clement C. (“Chips”) Moore constitute one of the
preeminent private collections of Dutch drawing in America. The collection also
includes works by Flemish, French, Italian and British artists, ranging from the sixteenth
to the twentieth centuries. These works have long been intended to join the collections
at the Morgan Library & Museum, and this exhibition – timed to coincide with the
Morgan’s centennial celebrations – makes formal the promised gift.
Accompanying the exhibition, this catalogue will demonstrate the breadth of the
Moore Collection with a selection of around eighty works that highlight the principal
themes of Dutch art, the various functions and techniques of Dutch drawings, and
the connections between the Dutch and other European artistic traditions. Works by
Hendrick Goltzius, Jacob de Gheyn, Jan Bruegel, Rembrandt van Rijn, Aelbert Cuyp,
Jacob van Ruisdael, Peter Lely, Claude Lorrain, Thomas Gainsborough and John
Constable are among those featured.
The catalogue includes an introductory essay by Jane Turner and entries authored by
an international team of specialists.
