Albert C. Barnes
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Albert Coombs Barnes was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Albert C. Barnes in 1940
Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre (1905–6), oil on canvas. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. It was called Fauvist, bringing Matisse both public derision and notoriety.
Giorgio de Chirico, Portrait of Albert C. Barnes, 1926
Barnes Foundation
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The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on B
Albert C. Barnes
…Albert Coombs Barnes (January 2, 1872 – July 24, 1951) was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Albert Coombs Barnes was born in Philadelphia on January 2, 1872 to working-class parents. His father, butcher John J…
The Barnes Foundation building in 2024
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, After The Bath, 1910
Gustave Courbet, Les Bas Blancs, (Woman with White Stockings) (c. 1861)
Claude Monet, Camille au métier (1875)