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The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection is the Museum’s permanent collection of two- and three-dimensional art. This international collection boasts over 14,000 works and spans eight centuries, with strengths in works on paper and contemporary craft, and includes notable holdings by artists from Arkansas, the American South region, and across the United States.

  • Elaine de Kooning (New York, New York, 1918 - 1989, Southampton, New York), "Standing Bull," 1958, oil and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/4 x 108 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Robert Mallary. 1973.024.
    Elaine de Kooning (New York, New York, 1918 - 1989, Southampton, New York), "Standing Bull," 1958, oil and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/4 x 108 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Robert Mallary. 1973.024.

    Elaine de Kooning (New York, New York, 1918 - 1989, Southampton, New York), "Standing Bull," 1958, oil and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/4 x 108 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Robert Mallary. 1973.024.

  • Louise Nevelson (Kyiv, Ukraine (formerly Russian Empire), 1899 - 1988, New York, New York), "Tide Garden IV," 1964, painted and assembled wood construction, 91 x 140 x 10 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Sidney Singer, Sr., Stephens Inc., Gerald Cramer, Martin Oppenheimer, Edward Rosenthal, and John Rosenthal. 1983.030.
    Louise Nevelson (Kyiv, Ukraine (formerly Russian Empire), 1899 - 1988, New York, New York), "Tide Garden IV," 1964, painted and assembled wood construction, 91 x 140 x 10 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Sidney Singer, Sr., Stephens Inc., Gerald Cramer, Martin Oppenheimer, Edward Rosenthal, and John Rosenthal. 1983.030.

    Louise Nevelson (Kyiv, Ukraine (formerly Russian Empire), 1899 - 1988, New York, New York), "Tide Garden IV," 1964, painted and assembled wood construction, 91 x 140 x 10 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of Sidney Singer, Sr., Stephens Inc., Gerald Cramer, Martin Oppenheimer, Edward Rosenthal, and John Rosenthal. 1983.030.

  • Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, Missouri, 1889 - 1975, Kansas City, Missouri), "Clay County Farm," 1971, oil on canvas, 32 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.001.
    Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, Missouri, 1889 - 1975, Kansas City, Missouri), "Clay County Farm," 1971, oil on canvas, 32 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.001.

    Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, Missouri, 1889 - 1975, Kansas City, Missouri), "Clay County Farm," 1971, oil on canvas, 32 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.001.

  • Mary Merkel-Hess (Waterloo, Iowa, 1949 - ), "Crescent II," 1995, reeds, paper, glue, and blue and green pigment, 18 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of John and Robyn Horn. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
    Mary Merkel-Hess (Waterloo, Iowa, 1949 - ), "Crescent II," 1995, reeds, paper, glue, and blue and green pigment, 18 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of John and Robyn Horn. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Mary Merkel-Hess (Waterloo, Iowa, 1949 - ), "Crescent II," 1995, reeds, paper, glue, and blue and green pigment, 18 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of John and Robyn Horn. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Claude Monet (Paris, France, 1840 - 1926, Giverny, France), "Effet de Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Port-Villez (Effect of the Sun Setting on the Seine at Port-Villez)," 1883, oil on canvas, 29 x 36 3/8 in., On loan from the Jackson T. Stephens Charitable Trust for Art. XL.2000.002.004. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
    Claude Monet (Paris, France, 1840 - 1926, Giverny, France), "Effet de Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Port-Villez (Effect of the Sun Setting on the Seine at Port-Villez)," 1883, oil on canvas, 29 x 36 3/8 in., On loan from the Jackson T. Stephens Charitable Trust for Art. XL.2000.002.004. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Claude Monet (Paris, France, 1840 - 1926, Giverny, France), "Effet de Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Port-Villez (Effect of the Sun Setting on the Seine at Port-Villez)," 1883, oil on canvas, 29 x 36 3/8 in., On loan from the Jackson T. Stephens Charitable Trust for Art. XL.2000.002.004. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Delita Martin (Conroe, Texas, 1972 - ), "She Walked with Me," 2014, collaged hand-printed paper, conté crayon, acrylic, oil, and thread on Arches paper, 87 1/2 × 53 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund.
    Delita Martin (Conroe, Texas, 1972 - ), "She Walked with Me," 2014, collaged hand-printed paper, conté crayon, acrylic, oil, and thread on Arches paper, 87 1/2 × 53 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund.

    Delita Martin (Conroe, Texas, 1972 - ), "She Walked with Me," 2014, collaged hand-printed paper, conté crayon, acrylic, oil, and thread on Arches paper, 87 1/2 × 53 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund.

  • Albert Paley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1944 - ), "Plant Stand," 1983, forged and fabricated mild steel and glass, 47 1/4 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Decorative Arts Museum Fund. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
    Albert Paley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1944 - ), "Plant Stand," 1983, forged and fabricated mild steel and glass, 47 1/4 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Decorative Arts Museum Fund. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Albert Paley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1944 - ), "Plant Stand," 1983, forged and fabricated mild steel and glass, 47 1/4 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Decorative Arts Museum Fund. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Francesco Bassano II (Bassano del Grappa, Italy, 1549 - 1592, Venice, Italy), "Adoration of the Shepherds," circa 1580, oil on canvas, 37 x 52 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. 1934.001.
    Francesco Bassano II (Bassano del Grappa, Italy, 1549 - 1592, Venice, Italy), "Adoration of the Shepherds," circa 1580, oil on canvas, 37 x 52 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. 1934.001.

    Francesco Bassano II (Bassano del Grappa, Italy, 1549 - 1592, Venice, Italy), "Adoration of the Shepherds," circa 1580, oil on canvas, 37 x 52 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. 1934.001.

  • Raven Halfmoon (Norman, Oklahoma, 1991 - ), "Do You Practice Your Culture?," 2019, stoneware and glaze, 62 x 20 x 38 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase. 2021.007.001. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
    Raven Halfmoon (Norman, Oklahoma, 1991 - ), "Do You Practice Your Culture?," 2019, stoneware and glaze, 62 x 20 x 38 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase. 2021.007.001. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Raven Halfmoon (Norman, Oklahoma, 1991 - ), "Do You Practice Your Culture?," 2019, stoneware and glaze, 62 x 20 x 38 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase. 2021.007.001. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Peter Pincus (Rochester, New York, 1982 - ), "A Familiar Kind of Riddle," 2018, colored porcelain and luster mounted on wood, 52 x 89 x 5 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Contemporaries Fund. 2021.008.001. John Polak Photography, courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.
    Peter Pincus (Rochester, New York, 1982 - ), "A Familiar Kind of Riddle," 2018, colored porcelain and luster mounted on wood, 52 x 89 x 5 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Contemporaries Fund. 2021.008.001. John Polak Photography, courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.

    Peter Pincus (Rochester, New York, 1982 - ), "A Familiar Kind of Riddle," 2018, colored porcelain and luster mounted on wood, 52 x 89 x 5 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Contemporaries Fund. 2021.008.001. John Polak Photography, courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.

  • Peter Voulkos (Bozeman, Montana, 1924 - 2002, Bowling Green, Ohio), "Cruciform Vase," 1958, glazed and underglaze-painted stoneware, 28 1/2 x 21 x 7 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchased with an anonymous gift. 1992.080.
    Peter Voulkos (Bozeman, Montana, 1924 - 2002, Bowling Green, Ohio), "Cruciform Vase," 1958, glazed and underglaze-painted stoneware, 28 1/2 x 21 x 7 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchased with an anonymous gift. 1992.080.

    Peter Voulkos (Bozeman, Montana, 1924 - 2002, Bowling Green, Ohio), "Cruciform Vase," 1958, glazed and underglaze-painted stoneware, 28 1/2 x 21 x 7 1/2 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchased with an anonymous gift. 1992.080.

  • Howardena Pindell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1943 -), "Aurora Borealis/Solar Storms: August 2022 #1," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 78 × 88 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust, by exchange. 2022.015. Image courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.
    Howardena Pindell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1943 -), "Aurora Borealis/Solar Storms: August 2022 #1," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 78 × 88 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust, by exchange. 2022.015. Image courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.

    Howardena Pindell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1943 -), "Aurora Borealis/Solar Storms: August 2022 #1," 2022, acrylic on canvas, 78 × 88 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust, by exchange. 2022.015. Image courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.

  • George Romney (Beckside, Lancashire, England, 1734 - 1802, Kendal, Westmorland, England), "Lady Willoughby de Broke," 1779 - 1781, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust. 2019.006.001.
    George Romney (Beckside, Lancashire, England, 1734 - 1802, Kendal, Westmorland, England), "Lady Willoughby de Broke," 1779 - 1781, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust. 2019.006.001.

    George Romney (Beckside, Lancashire, England, 1734 - 1802, Kendal, Westmorland, England), "Lady Willoughby de Broke," 1779 - 1781, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust. 2019.006.001.

  • Barbara Hepworth (Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, 1903 - 1975, St. Ives, Cornwall, England), "Two Heads (Christmas)," 1970, white polished marble on artist-designed wood base, 17 x 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.005. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
    Barbara Hepworth (Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, 1903 - 1975, St. Ives, Cornwall, England), "Two Heads (Christmas)," 1970, white polished marble on artist-designed wood base, 17 x 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.005. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

    Barbara Hepworth (Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, 1903 - 1975, St. Ives, Cornwall, England), "Two Heads (Christmas)," 1970, white polished marble on artist-designed wood base, 17 x 20 1/4 x 15 1/4 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Bequest from the Estates of Louise and Fred Dierks. 2012.008.005. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

  • Judy Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, 1939 - ), "Elisabet Ney" from "Compressed Women Who Yearned to be Butterflies," 1973 - 1974, Prismacolor and graphite on paper, 23 x 23 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of MaryRoss Taylor.
    Judy Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, 1939 - ), "Elisabet Ney" from "Compressed Women Who Yearned to be Butterflies," 1973 - 1974, Prismacolor and graphite on paper, 23 x 23 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of MaryRoss Taylor.

    Judy Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, 1939 - ), "Elisabet Ney" from "Compressed Women Who Yearned to be Butterflies," 1973 - 1974, Prismacolor and graphite on paper, 23 x 23 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of MaryRoss Taylor.

  • Paul Signac (Paris, France, 1863 - 1935, Paris, France), "Paris, la Seine à Notre-Dame (Paris, The Seine at Notre-Dame)," 1934, brown ink wash on paper, 23 5/8 × 29 7/8 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of James T. Dyke.
    Paul Signac (Paris, France, 1863 - 1935, Paris, France), "Paris, la Seine à Notre-Dame (Paris, The Seine at Notre-Dame)," 1934, brown ink wash on paper, 23 5/8 × 29 7/8 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of James T. Dyke.

    Paul Signac (Paris, France, 1863 - 1935, Paris, France), "Paris, la Seine à Notre-Dame (Paris, The Seine at Notre-Dame)," 1934, brown ink wash on paper, 23 5/8 × 29 7/8 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Gift of James T. Dyke.

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