ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
David and Hannah Lewis have spent four decades carefully and painstakingly amassing one of the most important collections of Old Master and 19th-century paintings in the world, and one of the largest private collections in the United Kingdom. With their first purchase in 1967, the Lewises were not art experts, first beginning their collection for the sole purpose of finding art to hang on the walls of their new home in North London. What would transpire would become a passion that would consume their lives for decades to come, and forever transform the galleries of museums all over the world.
IMAGE CREDIT
Jacob de Backer the Younger, The Last Judgement, 16th century. Oil on panel. Long term loan from Schorr Collection.
Today, the Schorr Collection, named for the family of Hannah Lewis, numbers more than 500 works, ranging from tender 15th-century devotional images through to 19th-century French impressionist landscapes and 20th-century Modern Masters. Rather than sequester the treasures of their collection away in private galleries, the Lewis family shares works from the Schorr Collection, one of the largest private collections in the United Kingdom, with public museums on a long-term basis.
Selections from the Schorr Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and made possible through the generosity of David and Hannah Lewis. This long-term loan was made possible through the generous support of Friends of European Art, a support group of Phoenix Art Museum, Nancy Hanley, and Mary and Bill Way.
IMAGE CREDIT
Bartolomeo Manfredi, A Musical Pair, c. 1620. Oil on canvas. Long term loan from Schorr Collection.
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