Bruegel to Rembrandt

British Museum, London, 13 June-22September 2002
Institut Néerlandais, Paris, 10 October-8 December 2002
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 22 March-6 July 2003
A presentation of highlights from the collection of Maida and George Abrams, a private collection of Dutch 17th-century drawings. The works range from studies by renowned masters - including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius and Hendrick Avercamp - to drawings by lesser-known draftsmen whose contributions are essential to understanding the art of the period.The volume features seven drawings by Rembrandt, a diverse group by his pupils, a comprehensive survey of Dutch landscape drawing, and figure studies and scenes of daily life by genre artists such as Willem Buytewech and Adriaen van Ostade. The works are explicated in William Robinson´s detailed catalogue entries and in two essays: George Abrams reflects on acquisitions for his collection; and Martin Royalton-Kisch examines the Abrams´ holdings within the tradition of specialized collections of Dutch drawings in England, France and America.