T

he exhibition As We See It: The Collection

of Gail and Ernst von Metzsch continues

at the New Britain Museum of American Art,

New Britain, Connecticut, through January 8.

It showcases more than 80 of the couple’s 200

paintings collected over 40 years. They have

actively supported and befriended primarily

regional artists. A highlight of the catalog

to the exhibition is their reminiscences of

the artists, their acquiring particular pieces

and their development as proponents of

contemporary realism.

I was told about the exhibition by Janet

Monafo, two of whose giant pastels are in the

exhibition. One of her small

pastels greets me each time

I walk into my living room.

I cherish the Monafo but,

AS

WE

SEE

IT

NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM

OF AMERICAN ART

DISPLAYS MORE THAN 80

CONTEMPORARY REALIST

PAINTINGS FROM THE

COLLECTION OF GAIL AND

ERNST VON METZSCH.

By John O’Hern

1

Janet Monafo, Open

Heart, 1994, pastel

on paper, 46 x 58"

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