Where to See New York City’s Most Romantic Art on Valentine’s Day Inline
1/28Whether you re based in Greenpoint or the Lower East Side, the Brooklyn Museum’s excellent—and too-often overlooked—collection is always a good excuse to make a trek. Breeze through the centuries by seeking out these pieces in chronological order, with some background information that’s bound to impress.
Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum2/28This soldier is clearly taken with the Dutch lady in red.
Woman Pouring Wine, Gerard ter Borch II, ca. 1650
Location: Beaux-Arts Court, North, Third Floor
Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum3/28In the ballet depicted, a hunter gives Princess Neruda a bouquet of flowers to indicate his affection, but is sentenced to death for approaching royalty.
Portrait of Mlle Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source" (Portrait de Mlle...E[ugénie] F[iocre]: à propos du ballet "La Source"), Edgar Degas, ca. 1867-1868
Location: Elevator Lobby, Third Floor
Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum4/28Cortor came across this picnicking couple in a flooded area while en route to the Georgia Sea Islands. After painting them, he once said he thought they “represent[ed] youth with hope.”
Southern Landscape (Southern Flood), Eldzier Cortor, ca. 1939-1940
Location: Fifth Floor, American Identities: A New Look, Everyday Life/A Nation Divided
Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum5/28This sculpture is of Gaston Lachaise’s muse, Isabel Dutaud Nagle, who ultimately became his wife.
Standing Woman, Gaston Lachaise, 1955-1956
Location: Connecting Cultures, 1st Floor
