Tracy Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., Director of the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, has announced the museum”™s acquisition of Romare Bearden”™s “River Mist” (1962) from the Romare Bearden Foundation, courtesy of DC Moore Gallery in New York City.
“River Mist” is a striking abstract collage that combines oil on unprimed linen, and oil, casein and colored pencil on canvas, cut, torn and mounted on painted board. Bearden is renowned for the collages and photomontages that established his reputation as a leading contemporary artist.
“The acquisition of River Mist is among the Neuberger Museum of Art”™s most significant acquisitions,” said Fitzpatrick. “It not only extends our holdings of work by Romare Bearden in the collection, but also represents our commitment to expanding the work that we do far beyond traditional canonical approaches to the histories of art.”
The work was purchased by the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art organization in honor of its recently retired chair Susan Dubin, and her husband, James, in appreciation for their many years of leadership, counsel and dedicated support.
The Neuberger Museum of Art opened on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York, in 1974 with a core collection donated by Roy R. Neuberger, one of the greatest private collectors, philanthropists and arts advocates of the 20th century. Today, critically acclaimed exhibitions, tours, lectures and interactive programs for patrons of all ages make the Neuberger a center of teaching and learning for all stages of life.
