Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). The Combat of Virtue and Pleasure in the Presence of Hercules, ca. 1498. Engraving. Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.1004
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Christ Preaching (La petite tombe), ca. 1652. Etching, drypoint, and burin. Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.1901
Martin Lewis (American, 1881–1962). Fifth Avenue Bridge, 1928. Drypoint. Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.1622
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989), St. George and the Dragon, 1947. Etching, Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.869.
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)., Three Subjects: La Toilette; Marcellin Desboutin; Café-Concert, 1876–77. Lithograph. Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.951
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641). Pieter Brueghel, the Younger, 1645. Etching. Gift of Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905), 1951.2089
This exhibition centers on one of the formative collections of the Mead Art Museum: the gift of more than 2,000 prints to the museum by Edward C. Crossett (Class of 1905) in 1951. Spanning a wide chronology and a range of printmaking techniques, Crossett’s vast collection includes works by Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Francisco Goya, as well as Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and numerous others. The Best Impressions highlights the breadth of the collection and the ways in which it can be used to explore topics such as the history of art, the development of printmaking, and the rise of a modern art market.