Winter 2016

2016 Antiques & Fine Art 125 work by conservators were undertaken—with fingers crossed that everything would arrive at the Phillips, safe, sound, and on time. The catalogues were delivered in May, as were all the paintings and pastels making up the exhibition. The works were unpacked and again carefully examined by conservators before being hung on the walls of the Phillips Collection. Just in time for the June 4 opening date. Now at the MFA, Boston, through January 16, 2017, the exhibition will then travel to Venice for an opening in February. All told, the number of people, either directly or indirectly involved with the exhibition in its different locations, totals around three hundred and fifty. And it all started five years earlier with a meeting of two. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916) Spring Flowers (Peonies) , by 1889 Pastel on paper, prepared with a tan ground, and wrapped with canvas around a wooden strainer, 48 x 48 inches Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection; courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston