WAG-Qaumajuq’s collection also features works by significant British artists, from John Everett Millais to James Innes to Barbara Hepworth. The collection of 19th and 20th century French art includes the work of Anton Mauve, Henri Fantin-Latour, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Eugene-Louis Boudin, Marc Chagall, and Yves Klein. The Gallery is also known for having one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of work by German Expressionist Walter Gramatte, as well as work by Karl Schmidt-Rotluff, Egon Schiele, and Erich Heckel. Another important area of the collection is 20th century American with work by artists such as Jules Olitski, Alexander Archepenko, Dennis Oppenheim, Ben Shonzeit, Dan Flavin, and Sol LeWitt.
Works in the Collection
Adoration of the Magi
Master of Heilige Sippe (Holy Kinship), c. 1525 DetailsTristan Tzara, Paris
André Kertész, 1926 DetailsDanaides
Lalique, c. 1927 DetailsNew York
André Kertész, c. 1937 DetailsGesegnetes Und Erfolgreiches (Blessed and Successful)
Ernst Wilhelm Nay, 1966 DetailsFootball Kick [Wes Fesler]
Harold Edgerton, 1976 DetailsIdyllic Landscape
Unidentified artist, c. 1650 DetailsBottle Smash
Harold Edgerton, 1977 DetailsPlace de l'Opera, Paris
André Kertész, 1929 DetailsSalt Shaker
Unidentified maker, late 19th century DetailsStudies of a Red-Winged Grasshopper and a South American Bushcricket
Herman Henstenburgh, n.d. DetailsChieftess of Kuldo
W. Langdon Kihn, 1924 DetailsTwo Seated Women
Unidentified artist, c. 1880–1889 DetailsFootball Kick
Harold Edgerton, 1984 DetailsAt a café, Paris
André Kertész, 1928 DetailsWAG-Qaumajuq is open today, 11am – 9pm. To plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.