Claude Monet, "Luncheon on the Grass, Central Panel," 1865–66. Oil on canvas, 248 x 217 cm (97 5/8 x 85 3/8 in.). Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
February 25 – May 29, 2017
Legion of Honor
Claudia Schmuckli, photo courtesy of dabfoto
SAN FRANCISCO (July 6, 2016)—The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce the appointment of Claudia Schmuckli as Curator-in-Charge, Contemporary Art and Programming. Ms. Schmuckli joins the Fine Arts Museums from the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, where she is Director and Chief Curator.
Le Nain, "Peasants before a House," ca. 1640. Oil on canvas. 21 3/4 x 26 5/8 in. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, museum purchase
October 8, 2016–January 29, 2017 | Legion of Honor
Ed Ruscha, A Particular Kind of Heaven, 1983. Oil on canvas, 90 x 136 1/2 in. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
July 16 – October 9, 2016 | de Young
SAN FRANCISCO —The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to present Ed Ruscha and the Great American West, an exhibition that explores Ed Ruscha’s engagement with the American West and its starring role in our national mythology. This world-premiere exhibition has been organized by the Fine Arts Museums and includes 99 works by one of the world’s most influential and critically acclaimed artists.
Peter Hurd, A Ranch on the Plains, ca. 1954. Tempera on hardboard, 29 ¾ 47 1/8 in. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of the California Brewing Company
June 18 – September 11, 2016 | Legion of Honor
Max Hollein. Photo by Gaby Gerster
Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Select Max Hollein as Director
SAN FRANCISCO (March 22, 2016) – The Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco today chose Max Hollein as the new director of the largest public arts institution in Northern California, effective June 1, 2016.
SAN FRANCISCO (October 29, 2015) – The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to unveil the official de Young Museum app. The de Young collaborated with Guidekick, a local start-up that offers a mobile application platform focused on visitor experiences to create an app that takes advantage of Apple’s indoor positioning technology to improve visitor experience. The de Young is the first museum to take advantage of this new technology.
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (March 10, 2014)—After a 18 month comprehensive conservation project, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to re-open the Salon Doré from the Hôtel de La Trémoille at the Legion of Honor on April 5, 2014.
Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894), Sunflowers along the Seine, ca. 1885–1886. Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 28 in. (90.2 x 71.1 cm)
SAN FRANCISCO (August 16, 2013) – The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce a generous bequest of three paintings from the estate of Diana Dollar Knowles: Sunflowers along the Seine (ca. 1885–1886) by Gustave Caillebotte, and Ruins with Prophet and Ruins with Sibyl (both 1731) by Giovanni Paolo Panini. These additions represent the first examples of each artist’s work to enter the collections of the Fine Arts Museums.
de Young Museum
October 26, 2013-January 20, 2014
David Hockney, Yosemite I, October 16th 2011. iPad drawing printed on paper (6 sheets), mounted on Dibond (6 sheets). Each: 71 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (182.3 x 108.6 cm); overall: 143 1/2 x 128 1/4 in. (364.5 x 325.8 cm). © David Hockney, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition, on view at the de Young Museum from October 26, 2013 through January 20, 2014. Assembled by Hockney exclusively for the de Young, this exhibition marks the return to California of the most influential and best-known British artist of his generation. More than 300 works will be shown in 18,000 square feet of gallery space, making this the largest exhibition in the history of the museum.
