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Claude Monet’s masterpiece Charing Cross Bridge, brouillard travels from the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto to the McNay for this special presentation. This painting shows one of the key bridges over the Thames River in London with the Houses of Parliament in the background. The Thames held a great fascination for Monet and many other artists, including the American expatriate artist, James Abbott McNeill Whistler. They were fascinated not only by the topography of the Thames but by the ever-changing light effects created by the moisture-laden atmosphere of the river valley. Monet depicts the Thames under a thick layer of fog which softens the sunlight into a diffused, golden haze. Similarly, Whistler showed the dewy air hanging over the river in his lithograph Early Morning. Accompanying the Monet and Whistler works are prints by James Jacques Tissot, John Marin, and contemporary New York artist Yvonne Jacquette.
Monet and Whistler in London is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Lyle W. Williams, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Curator of Modern Art.
Beyond Reality presents artwork by four Texas-based artists, Carlos Donjuan, Angela Fox, Ernesto Ibañez, and Dan Lam, whose work features imagined realities.
Since 2011, Spotlight has celebrated the remarkable achievements of student artists reflecting on one work in the McNay collection. This year, over…
Big Little Stage shows how designers present creative visions for stage productions through small-scale and large-scale models called maquettes.
A collection of Art Nouveau and Art Deco glass by Jeanne and Irving Mathews from Paris flea markets in the 1960s.
The Art of Color presents a cross section of works in the McNay's Collection based on color.
the Studio is a multiuse, interactive space where visitors can relax, recharge, and engage with a variety of artwork and activities while…
Be our ghoul of honor at an exhibition hosted by creatures lured from the depths of the McNay Art Museum’s collection.
This intimate survey of the artist’s work over the course of five decades complements and celebrates the McNay’s recent commission of a…
Brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre combine trompe l’oeil wallpaper with lenticular images, transforming the AT&T Lobby wall.
The McNay’s Artists Looking at Art (ALA) series celebrates the vitality of the San Antonio contemporary art community with an installation by…