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A close look at the materials and methods of pastel.
By Furio Rinaldi, with Tamia Anaya, Victoria Binder, and Allison Brewer
Explore the key role women played in the development and evolution of pastel.
By Furio Rinaldi
Learn about pastels on view in Color into Line: Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present.
Learn about Robert Bechtle’s Sunset Intersection and how Bechtle's Outer Sunset compares to the present day neighborhood.
By Karin Breuer
Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw (detail), 761 AD. Mexico or Guatemala, southern lowlands. Limestone, 92 x 45 x 3 in. (233.7 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis, 1999.42
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917. Oil on canvas, 65 3/8 x 56 in. Museum purchase, Mildred Anna Williams Collection, 1973.3