Timeline · 1930–1939
The 1930s (1930–1939) fall within Modernism's restless succession of movements, from Fauvism to abstraction. Across these years the gallery holds 2,514 public-domain artworks, with Post-Impressionism the decade's dominant movement (109 works) and Moustafa Farroukh among its most prolific hands.
The Terrace at Vernonnet 1939 
The Green Sofa 1935 
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 1931 
The Cathedrals of Wall Street 1939 
The Pont Neuf, Paris 1935 
Eurydice Bitten by the Snake 1930 
American Gothic 1930 
From My Studio Window 1932 
Ramesses III and Prince Amenherkhepeshef before Hathor 1931 
Farm in Moonlight 1938 
Spring Shower (Western Kansas Landscape) 1931 
Industrial Landscape 1939 
Albert Pinkham Ryder 1938 
Thutmose I and His Mother Seniseneb 1931 
Wisconsin Landscape 1938 
White Mules on a Bridge 1935 
Lady of the Lake 1936 
Mt. Katahdin, Maine, No. 2 1939 
Clouds and Water 1930 
Speakeasy 1931 
Maine Seascape 1937 
Granite 1939 
The Celebration of the Mass 1930 
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On March 24, 1937, Andrew W. Mellon's birthday, an Act of Congress accepted Mellon's proposed gift of an old-master collection and construction funds, authorizing a new National…
The act created a durable model for a free national art museum supported by federal stewardship and private gifts.
What else happened that dayOn February 27, 1933, the German Reichstag building in Berlin was set on fire, an event that became a pivotal moment in the rise of the Nazi regime. While not an artistic creation…
The event triggered the immediate suppression of modern art in Germany and the exile of thousands of artists, reshaping the global art map.
What else happened that dayThe American Abstract Artists General Prospectus was issued in New York, formalizing an artists' organization devoted to abstract art at a time when American galleries and museums…
AAA helped build a public and institutional platform for American abstraction before Abstract Expressionism became dominant.
What else happened that dayThe Nazi regime hung 650 confiscated modernist works — Kirchner, Nolde, Marc, Beckmann, Chagall among them — crowded and mock-labelled, as an exhibition of 'degenerate art'. More…
German museums were stripped of modern art; artists were banned, exiled or driven to despair — and the exhibition became the permanent…
What else happened that dayOn 19 January 1939, Art et Liberté was officially formed in Cairo around Georges Henein and a circle that included Cairo Surrealists such as Kamel el-Telmissany and Ramses Younan,…
The group became a key bridge between Egyptian modernism and international Surrealist anti-fascist networks.
What else happened that dayPeggy Guggenheim opened Guggenheim Jeune at 30 Cork Street in London with an exhibition of Jean Cocteau's work. The opening placed Guggenheim beside the city's Surrealist network,…
The gallery launched Guggenheim's public role as a collector-dealer who helped move European avant-garde art into Anglo-American…
What else happened that dayLes femmes artistes d'Europe opened at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, then the Musee des ecoles etrangeres contemporaines. The exhibition ran from 11 to 28 February 1937 and gathered…
It became a rare prewar museum-scale statement of women's international artistic production.
What else happened that dayOn February 12, 1935, the Whitney Museum of American Art opened Abstract Painting in America, also described as the Exhibition of American Abstract Painting. The show ran through…
The exhibition helped create the conditions for a durable American abstract-art advocacy group.
What else happened that dayThe Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened in Richmond on January 16, 1936, after a state-backed project rooted in Judge John Barton Payne's 1919 gift of paintings to the…
VMFA became a major state-supported museum and an anchor for art access across Virginia.
What else happened that dayJohn Haberle, an American painter, was a master of trompe-l'œil, creating still lifes that deceived the eye into seeing ordinary objects as real. His works, such as A Bachelor's…
He remains one of the most important American trompe-l'œil painters of his time.
What else happened that dayPaul Signac, a French Neo-Impressionist painter, is renowned for developing Pointillism alongside Georges Seurat. His works often featured seascapes and views of ports and rivers,…
He played a pivotal role in shaping the Neo-Impressionist movement with his innovative techniques.
What else happened that dayPaul Émile Chabas, a French painter and illustrator, is known for his works such as September Morn and Blonde Nymph, showcasing his skill in capturing the human form. As a member…
Chabas' legacy remains in his elegant and refined portrayals of the human figure, continuing to influence artists today.
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