Frick Collection
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The Frick Collection is an art museum located at 1 East 70th Street, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street, facing Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It is housed in the former residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914.
The Frick is one of the preeminent small art museums in the United States, with a very high-quality collection of old master paintings housed in 16 galleries within the former mansion. The paintings in many galleries are still arranged according to Frick's design, although additional works have been bought by the Frick Collection over the years in a manner deemed to correspond with the aesthetic of the collection. The collection features some of the best-known paintings by major European artists, as well as numerous works of sculpture and porcelain. It also has furniture, enamel, and carpets.
Included in the collection are Jean-Honoré Fragonard's masterpiece, "The Progress of Love", three paintings by Johannes Vermeer including "Mistress and Maid", and Piero della Francesca's "St. John the Evangelist".
Other featured artists include:
- François Boucher
- John Constable
- Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
- Aelbert Cuyp
- Thomas Gainsborough
- El Greco
- Francisco Goya
- Frans Hals
- Malvina Hoffman
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Rembrandt
- Jacob van Ruisdael
- Titian
- J. M. W. Turner
- Anthony van Dyck
- Diego Velázquez
- James McNeill Whistler
- Jan Van Eyck
Since Frick's death, the collection has slightly expanded, with a third of its art works acquired since 1919. The Frick also oversees the Frick Art Reference Library.
[edit] Fictional accounts
The Frick Collection's building was the inspiration for Avengers Mansion, which like the Frick covers the entire city block at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street (albeit with the address of 890 Fifth Avenue).
