Tour Bunny Mellon's Never-Before-Seen Art Collection
An upcoming exhibition includes more than 50 rare masterpieces, many of which have never been shown in public.
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Redouté to Warhol: Bunny Mellon's Botanical Art, opening in October at the New York Botanical Garden, offers a glimpse into masterpieces by artists such as Henri Rousseau, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol owned by one of the greatest collectors of our time. Here, a look at a few of the highlights.
Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–70)
[Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)], ca. 1737
Bodycolor on vellum
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)
Vine Leaf Marinade, ca. 1955
Ink and watercolor on paper
Daniel Seghers (Flemish, 1590–1661)
[Flower bouquet in a glass vase]
Oil on copper
Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin (French, 1721–86)
[Honeysuckle], ca. 1736–85
Watercolor, bodycolor, pen and ink in Receuil De Plantes Copiées d'Après Nature Par de Saint Aubin, Dessinateur Du Roy Louis XV.
1736-85
Nicolas Robert (French, 1614–85)
[Tulip, Campanula, and sunflower], n.d.
Watercolor on vellum with gold borders
Cristofaro Munari, attrib. (Italian, 1667– 1720)
[A quince, an apple, two lemons, and three blue and white cups], ca. 1700
Oil on canvas
Konrad von Megenberg (German, 1309–74)
[Plants]
Manuscript text and watercolor on paper
in Buch der natur, ca. 1350
Jacques LeMoyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533–before 1588)
A Young Daughter of the Picts, ca. 1585
Watercolor and gouache, touched with gold on parchment
Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–79)
[Still life study of plants, insects, arachnids, mollusks, and reptiles], 1653-58
Oil on copper
Jean-Marie Farina (Giovanni Maria Farina) (Italian, 1685–1766)
[Jars of botanical pomades and creams]
Hand-colored engraving, watercolor, and bodycolor on paper in Dépôt de la Crème du Cathay de Jean-Marie Farina,
Distellateur de la véritable Eau de Cologne.
Jean-Marie Farina Company: Paris, ca. 1815–1820
Hans Simon Holtzbecker (German, ca. 1649–71)
[Two Daturas]
Bodycolor on vellum
in An Album of Plants,
Hamburg, ca. 1665
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau, Le Douanier (French, 1844–1910)
Flowers of Poetry, 1890-95
Oil on canvas
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840)
Tulips and Roses, 1811
Watercolor on vellum
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
Pot of Flowers, 1958
Colored lithograph with crayon
Sophie Grandval-Justice (French, b. 1936)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), 1990
Oil on canvas
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