Recent Acquisitions: 2020-Present


The following is a list of art works recently accessioned by Art Properties, most of which have been generously donated to Columbia University by alumni. To schedule an appointment to see these works for curricular use, research, or study purposes, or to request a work of art for an exhibition loan or an image for publication, please email Art Properties.



Caren Scarpulla Untitled acrylic on canvas painting Caren Scarpulla, Untitled, 1985, acrylic on canvas, Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2021.03.003)
Eleni Mylonas Afghanistan gelatin silver print photograph Eleni Mylonas, Untitled, from the series Afghanistan, 1971, gelatin silver print, Gift of the artist (2022.04.010)
Lucas van Leyden Saint Dominic engraving print Lucas van Leyden, Saint Dominic, ca. 1514, engraving, Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.003)
Leonor Fini Woman La Femme lithograph Leonor Fini, Woman (La Femme), ca. 1973, lithograph, Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.008)
Bundy & Williams Portrait Civil War Soldier carte-de-visite photograph Bundy & Williams, Portrait of a Civil War Soldier, mid-1860s, carte-de-visite, Gift of Robert Shlaer and M. Susan Barger (2021.05.011)
Frederic Church Cotopaxi oil on canvas painting Frederic Edwin Church, Cotopaxi, 1857, oil on canvas, Gift of Dr. Alan W. Feld and Mrs. Suzanne Coblentz Feld (2020.03.000)
Lauretta Vinciarelli building facade 1985 colored pencil drawing Lauretta Vinciarelli, Building Facade, 1985, colored pencil on paper, Gift of Laurence Shopmaker (2020.11.002)
Rick Prol Twin acrylic on canvas painting Rick Prol, Twin, ca. 1983-1985, acrylic on canvas, Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2020.03.002)

All works in Art Properties, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University in the City of New York

Paintings

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900)
Cotopaxi, 1857, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Dr. Alan W. Feld and Mrs. Suzanne Coblentz Feld (2020.03.000)

Craig Coleman (American, born 1961)
The Christodora House, 1985, oil on panel IMAGE
and
Untitled [Three Red Stick Figures], 1984, acrylic on canvas in artist-made frame IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2022.05.004, .006)

Werner Drewes (American, 1899-1985)
Untitled, 1940s?, oil on canvas
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2020.10.000)

Ethel Fisher (American, 1923-2017)
Self-Portrait with Odalisque, 1967, oil on canvas
and
Trinity Church - New York, 1971, mixed media
Gift of Margaret Fisher (2022.01.001, .005)

Emil Fuchs (Austrian, 1866-1929)
Portrait of Ernest Kempton Adams (1873-1904), 1907, oil on panel
Gift of the descendants of Edward Dean Adams (2022.07.000)

Morris Louis (American, 1912-1962)
Landscape, ca. 1940s, oil on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Charles M. Bernstein (2022.02.000)

Bruno Miguel (Brazilian, born 1981)
Pictorial Affective Relations I and II, 2018, acrylic and spray paint on Gobelin tapestry fragment, mounted on board
Gift of the artist, courtesy of Sapar Contemporary (2021.01.001-.002)

Paul Newton (Australian, born 1961)
Portrait of Glenn Hubbard, 2019, oil on canvas
Commissioned by the Columbia Business School (2020.02.000)

Saul Ostrow (American)
In Defense of What?, ca. 1981, acrylic on canvas
Gift of Betsy Sussler (2021.10.002)

Rick Prol (American, born 1956)
Twin, ca. 1983-1985, acrylic on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2020.03.002)

Liz Whitney Quisgard (American, born 1929)
Byzantine Series No. 20, 1984, acrylic on canvas
Gift of the artist (2023.11.000)

Judy Rifka (American, born 1945)
Parthenon, 1983, paint, plastic netting, and other media on two attached canvas stretchers IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2021.03.001)

Caren Scarpulla (American, 1955-2007)
Untitled, 1985, acrylic on canvas IMAGE
and
Mountain Girls, 1985, acrylic on canvas board IMAGE
and
Untitled [painted with Rick Prol], 1984, acrylic on canvas IMAGE
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2021.03.003, 2022.05.001-.002)

Helen Farr Sloan (American, 1911-2005)
Buses in the City
, ca. 1950, oil on canvas
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2021.11.000)

Joseph Solman (American, 1909-2008)
New York Street
, 1930s, oil on board
and
Still Life, no date, oil on board
Gift of Keith Sherman and Roy J. Goldberg in honor of John Rocco Varamo Jr. (2022.08.000, 2023.14.000)

Sharon Sprung (American, born 1953)
Portrait of Jonathan Lavine and Lisa Carnoy, 2023, oil on board
and
Portrait of Lee Bollinger, 2023, oil on board
Commissioned by the Trustees (2023.10.000, 2023.12.000)

Drawings & Watercolors

I-han Chiang [Yihan Jiang] (Chinese, 1926-2018)
Lotus Tune, 1988, ink, watercolor, and acrylic on paper, mounted as hanging scroll painting
Chiang Family Collection, Gift of Cecilia Chiang, Jenny Chiang, Kant Chiang (2023.08.000)

Craig Coleman (American, born 1961)
Two untitled works, ca. 1988, watercolor/gouache on paper IMAGES
Gift of Michael J. Ettner (2022.05.003, .005)

Ethel Fisher (American, 1923-2017)
420 West Broadway - New York, 1974, watercolor on paper
and
101 Spring Street - New York, 1976, graphite on Arches paper
and
Detail - 476 Broome Street - New York, 1976, graphite on Arches paper
Gift of Margaret Fisher (2022.01.002-.004)

Selig Hecht (American, 1892-1947)
Chalet in a Landscape and Landscape, 1920s, watercolor on paper
Gift of Robert Shlaer and M. Susan Barger (2021.05.001-.002)

Alexandre Iacovleff (Russian, 1887-1938)
Odalisques , 1938, watercolor, gouache, and tempera on paper, mounted on board
Gift of Jocelyn Javits (2022.11.000)

Luise Kaish (American, 1925-2013)
Blossom Path IV from the series Blossom Allees, 2001, charcoal and white chalk on paper
and
Strata of Memory I, 2008, charcoal on paper
Gift of The Luise and Morton Kaish Foundation (2023.06.001-.002)

Mark Kostabi (American, born 1960)
Board Room, ca. 1985, ink on paper
and
Stretching the Canvas, 1984, black marker on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2021.09.001-.002)

Mingkan Liu (Chinese, born 1935)
Charm of a Maiden Singer, 1998, ink on rice paper
Gift of Jean Magnano Bollinger and Lee C. Bollinger (2023.09.002)

Thaddaus Fr. "Taddeo" Mayer (Czech, 1814-1856)
Portrait Miniature of Graf Josef Baillet de Latour and Portrait Miniature of Gräfin Helen Baillet de Latour, 1846, watercolor and gouache on paper
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.001-.002)

Keith Mayerson (American, born 1966)
Anne Frank
, 2009, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, mounted on board
Gift of Betsy Sussler (2021.10.003)

Barbara Novak (American, born 1929)
Flowers
, 1979, watercolor on paper
Gift of Annette Blaugrund (2022.10.000)

Raphael Soyer (American, 1899-1987)
A Man and Woman (Seated Couple), no date, graphite on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2021.09.005)

Meera E. Thompson (American)
Divertimento [four-part suite], 2017-2018, Holbein Artists Gouache on Saint-Armand handmade paper IMAGES
Gift of the artist (2022.06.001-.004)

Daryl Trivieri (American, born 1957)
Collector
, 1984, ink on paper
and
Fine Bodies (Bodies on the Beach), 1985, ink on paper
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2021.09.003-.004)

Unidentified artist
Majestic Mountain, no date, ink and watercolor on paper
Gift of Jean Magnano Bollinger and Lee C. Bollinger (2023.09.001)

Lauretta Vinciarelli (Italian, 1943-2011)
Building Facade [2 drawings], 1985, colored pencil on paper IMAGES
Gift of Laurence Shopmaker (2020.11.001-.002)

Brian Wood (American, born 1948)
Untitled [collage], 2002, mixed media
Gift of Betsy Sussler (2021.10.001)

PRINTS

Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502-ca. 1560)
The Fight with the Nemean Lion, from the series The Labors of Hercules, 1550, engraving on paper IMAGE
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.004)

Reinhold Bach (German, 1880-1950)
From Bruges I (Aus Brügge I), early 20th century, etching on paper IMAGE
Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.002)

John Browne (British, 1742-1801), after Salvatore Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness, 1768, engraving and etching on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2022.09.002)

Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
The Crowning with Thorns, from the series The Little Passion, 1624-1625, etching on paper IMAGE
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.005)

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472-1553)
The Tournament with Samson and the Lion, 1509, woodcut on paper IMAGE
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.003)

Giorgio De Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978)
Cavalieri Antichi, from the series Cavalli e Ville, 1954, lithograph on paper
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.007)

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)
Studies of Four Greek Coins, 1825, lithograph on paper IMAGE
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2022.09.003)

Sonia Delaunay (Russian/French, 1885-1979)
Olympie, ca. 1970, lithograph on paper
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.009)

Allart van Everdingen (Dutch, 1621-1675)
Horseman on a Stone Bridge, 17th century, engraving on paper IMAGE
Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.001)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti (American, 1919-2021)
Scene from the Human Comedy, 1996, lithographs on paper in a portfolio IMAGES
Gift of the Lawrence Ferlinghetti Artworks Trust (2023.02.000a-q)

Fierce Pussy (artists' collective, established 1991)
I Am a Queer Bulldagger Fairy Feminist Butch Pervert Trannie Muffdiver Homo Dyke and so Are You, 2020, poster
Gift of an anonymous donor (2023.01.000)

Leonor Fini (French, 1908-1996)
Woman (La Femme), ca. 1973, lithograph on paper IMAGE
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.008)

Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
William the Conqueror on his Bier in the Eglise Georges de Boscherville (Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'église de Boscherville), 1823, lithograph on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2022.09.001)

Frieda Gold-Bouille (Austrian, 1893-1942)
Portrait of an Elderly Woman in Profile, 1925, etching on paper IMAGE
Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.005)

Morton Kaish (American, born 1927) IMAGES
Arrival XIII, 2022, archival pigment print with handpainting
and
The Hero's Journey, Parts I, II, III (The Arrival, The Betrayal, The Expulsion), 1957, etching, sugarlift, aquatint, and drypoint on paper
Gift of Morton and Luise Kaish (2023.07.001-.004)

Jules Vallée Guérin (American, 1866-1946)
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, 1907, half-tone lithograph on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2023.04.004)

Johann Kracker (German, 1823-1879), after Julius Scholz (German, 1825-1893)
The Last Banquest of Wallenstein's Officers, ca. 1870, engraving on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2023.04.003)

Jean Charles Le Vasseur (French, 1734-1816), after Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805)
The Widow and Her Priest, 1786, engraving on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2023.04.002)

Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)
Saint Dominic, ca. 1514, engraving on paper IMAGE
Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.003)

Pierre François Martenasie (French, 1729-1789), after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686-1755)
The Fox and the Bust (Le renard et le buste), 1755, engraving on paper IMAGE
Gift of Paul Himmelstein (2020.01.004)

Sola Olulode (British, born 1996) IMAGES
A Series of Events, No. 3, 2020, monoprint on paper
and
A Walk in the Sun, 2022, monoprint on paper
and
Park Date, No. 1, 2020, monoprint on paper
Gift of the artist, courtesy of Sapar Contemporary (2023.03.001-.003)

Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955)
On the Bank, 1920, etching on paper IMAGE
Gift of Rinaldina Russell (2022.03.006)

William Woollett (British, 1735-1785), after Richard Wilson (British, 1713-1782)
Meleagar and Atalanta, 1779, engraving, etching, and aquatint on paper
Gift of Prof. Jonathan Crary, CC 1975 (2023.04.001)

Photographs

Gail Albert Halaban (American, born 1970)
Chelsea, 29th Street, Downstairs Neighbor, 2011, pigment print
Valentines, East 10th Street, Greenwich Village, New York, 2022, pigment print
Sumi Painting, East 10th Street, Greenwich Village, New York, 2022, pigment print
Gift of Carol Ballock (2023.13.001-.003)

Tina Barney (American, born 1945)
Father and Son, 1991 (printed 2021), archival pigment print IMAGE
Gift of the artist (2021.04.000)

Joseph Bartscherer (American, 1954-2020)
Untitled diptych from the Forest series, 1999-2008, color pigment print
In honor of Joseph Bartscherer (1954-2020), Gift of Betsy Sussler (2020.09.000)

Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976)
Portrait of Dr. Laurance David Goodwin (1919-2003), 20th century, gelatin silver print
Gift of Dr. Harry Carson (2021.06.000)

Larry Fink (American, born 1941)
Photographs of various subjects, 1963-2019, gelatin silver prints and archival pigment prints IMAGES
Gift of Ron Sadi (2020.06.001-.004), Gift of Laurel S. Fensterstock, Columbia Law School Class of 2012 (2020.07.001-.004), and Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Altan Yenicay (2020.08.001-.032)
AND
Photographs from the series The Vanities, 2000-2006, gelatin silver prints and archival pigment prints
Gift from the Gary Davis Collection (2021.07.001-.019)

Chaim Kanner (French, 1943-2000)
Fan, 1992, gelatin silver print
Gift of Dr. Monroe and Mrs. Edna Kornfeld (2021.09.006)

David Levinthal (American, born 1949)
Photographs from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974-1992, Kodalith print on paper
Gift of the artist in honor of Jeffrey H. Brodsky (2021.08.001-.005)

Miscellaneous American photographers IMAGES
Photographs, 1880s-1920s, cabinet card albumen prints, et al.
Gift of an anonymous donor (2020.04.001-.014)

Miscellaneous American, Canadian, and other artists IMAGES
Photographs, 1840s-1920s, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen prints, et al.
Gift of Robert Shlaer and M. Susan Barger (2021.05.003-.049)

Gerald Mocarsky (American)
Photographs from the series Men Who Dance with Men, 2002-2012, gelatin silver prints
Gift of Brian Paul Clamp and ClampArt, New York City (2020.05.001-.010)

Eleni Mylonas (Greek, born 1944) IMAGES
Photographs from the series Afghanistan, 1971, gelatin silver prints
Gift of the artist (2022.04.001-.010)

Robert Shlaer (American)
Photographs, 1996-2004, daguerreotypes
Gift of the artist (2021.02.001-.013)

Zinaida (Ukrainian, born 1975)
Photographic prints from video project Mute, produced 2013-2014, printed 2023, archival pigment prints
Gift of the artist, courtesy of Sapar Contemporary (2023.05.001-.006)

Sculpture & Decorative Arts

[forthcoming]