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Francis Danby (British, 1793–1861), “The Procession of Cristna,” watercolor and gouache, heightened with white gouache, with gum arabic, some scratching out, on vellum, 79/16 by 109/16 inches. The Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund.

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‘TALES AND TRAVELS’ MASTER DRAWINGS ACQUIRED ON SUNNY CRAWFORD VON BULOW w/1 cut

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NEW YORK CITY — A significant group of master drawings acquired over the past three decades on funds provided by the family of Sunny Crawford von Bulow will be on view at The Morgan Library & Museum, June 29–September 23.

“Tales and Travels: Drawings Recently Acquired on the Sunny Crawford von Bulow Fund” includes around 80 sheets spanning three centuries by French, British, Italian, Dutch, Flemish and German draftsmen from the Sixteenth through the early Twentieth Century. The show is especially rich in works by artists of the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Centuries, including French masters Antoine Watteau (1648–1721) and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), and British draftsmen J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) and Samuel Palmer (1805–1881).

“Tales and Travels” is the second exhibition of drawings purchased for the Morgan on the fund. In 1995 the Morgan first celebrated works acquired on the fund with an exhibition and catalog titled “Fantasy and Reality: Drawings from the Sunny Crawford von Bulow Collection.”

Since the first gift in 1977 Sunny, and more recently her daughter, Cosima Pavoncelli, have made important acquisitions for the department of drawings and prints. The selections were guided by a taste largely for Eighteenth Century drawings and watercolors and encompassing both rococo and neoclassical traditions. A particularly cohesive group, the drawings are often highly finished, colorful, independent works of art.

The chronological range of works acquired on the von Bulow fund has expanded with new acquisitions. The drawings in “Tales and Travels” include several European schools from one dated 1613 by the Sixteenth Century Flemish artist Jacob Hoefnagel (1575–circa 1630), to the latest drawing, dated 1929, by the early Twentieth Century British artist and designer Rex Whistler (1905–1944).

“Tales and Travels” is organized by Kathleen Stuart who also wrote the catalog. The publication documents an exceptional group of 36 sheets assembled in just over a decade and honors Sunny von Bulow and her profoundly generous commitment to the Morgan.

The Morgan Library & Museum is at 225 Madison Avenue, at 36th Street. For more information, 212-685-0008 or www.themorgan.org.