Acquisition Highlights
The O’Brien Art Foundation and The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art sustain active acquisition programs. Each year, additions to the collections expand the stories of American art that build on our mission. These highlights of acquisitions made in recent years offer a quick snapshot of the evolving range and depth of our holdings, which span over 1,100 objects.
2024
Waylande Desantis Gregory. The Bather (maquette). 1933. Glazed stoneware. 20 1/2 x 11 x 7 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
2023
Marianne Appel (1913–988). Roof Raising. 1945. Oil on canvas. 28 x 24 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Charles Green Shaw (1892–1974). Bone Structure. 1936. Oil on canvas. 35 x 45 in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Saul Steinberg (1914–1999). Air Mail Table. 1971. Colored pencil, gouache, crayon, pencil, watercolor and collage on paper. Framed: 24 ¾ x 30 ¾ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Paul Landacre (1893–1963). Growing Corn. 1938. Wood engraving. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Charles Goeller (1909–1955). Dream of Fair Women. 1941. Oil on canvas. 42 x 34 in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997). Values. 1945. Oil on linen. Framed: 35 ¼ x 30 ¼ in. The Marty O’Brien Collection of American Art.
Gray Foy (1922–2012). Untitled. 1930s. Pencil on paper. Image: 12 ½ x 9 ½ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
Harold Cousins (1916–1992). Plaiton, Long, Standing. 1958. Steel on wood base. 30 ¼ x 62 x 37 ¼ in. O’Brien Art Foundation.
