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Documented in this digital catalogue is an extensive group of artworks collected by Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg and promised in its entirety to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). The catalogue is being published in connection with Mia’s exhibition “Reflections on Reality: Drawings and Paintings from the Weisberg Collection,” May 14, 2022–December 10, 2023. The show and catalogue emphasize the Weisbergs’ devotion to Realism, art that prioritizes everyday life over themes of mythology, history, or the sphere of the powerful. To date, the collection comprises some 200 works of art, the lion’s share from France and Belgium, dating from about 1830 to 1930. The works range from preliminary sketches to scrupulously finished drawings, in mediums that include charcoal, chalk, watercolor, pastel, and oil. Winifred Smith introduces the collectors in her biographical essay. Tom Rassieur introduces the collection, the philosophy that guides it, and its art-historical significance. Most of the individual works (all with the advantage of being zoomable) are accompanied by scholarly descriptions, further illuminating the corner of Realism presented here.

Citation Information

Chicago
Rassieur, Tom, Winifred Smith, and Gabriel P. Weisberg. “Reflections on Reality: Drawings and Paintings from the Weisberg Collection.” Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2023. https://artsmia.org/weisberg-collection

MLA
Rassieur, Tom, Winifred Smith, and Gabriel P. Weisberg. “Reflections on Reality: Drawings and Paintings from the Weisberg Collection.” Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2023. https://artsmia.org/weisberg-collection

Permanent URL
https://artsmia.org/weisberg-collection/

Other Formats
PDF (20MB)

Digital Catalogue Updates

All substantive changes to the publication made after the first edition date are listed below. Specific artworks added to the Weisberg Collection after the original publication date can be found in Addendum to the Catalogue.
  • March 29, 2023 First Edition

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Kristin Lenaburg, Image Permissions and Acquisitions
Joshua Lynn, Digital Asset Management
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Tom Rassieur, General Editor
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ISBN
978-0-9985872-3-3 (online publication)
978-0-9985872-4-0 (PDF)

Cover image:
Jules Adler, Vagabond Seated in a Field (Chemineau assis dans un champ), c. 1900–1909 (cat. no. 3, detail)