Sargent & Spain

Sargent and Spain explores the influence of Spanish culture on John Singer Sargent’s dynamic visual practice developed over the course of seven visits to the country taken from 1879 to 1912.

Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy

Celebrating the extraordinary designs of Guo Pei—hailed as China's first couturier—the exhibition reveals the trajectory of Guo Pei’s remarkable career in the fashion world.

Richard Diebenkorn in Color

Commemorating the life and work of Richard Diebenkorn, this presentation showcases Diebenkorn’s use of color in diverse mediums, including woodcuts, prints, and paintings.

Chiura Obata

One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential and respected artists, Obata found inspiration throughout his life in what he termed “Great Nature.”

Wayne Thiebaud

Northern California’s beloved artist is known for his colorful works depicting everyday objects as well as cityscapes, landscapes and figure paintings.

Women Artists

Previously overlooked artists, past and present, are now gaining recognition and significance as presented with these important collection highlights.

Chiura Obata

Evening Glow of Mono Lake, 1930

Wayne Thiebaud

Three Machines, 1963

Claude Monet

Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917

Beth van Hoesen

Matilija Poppy, 1976

Frank Stella

Lettre sur les aveugles II, 1974

Purvis Young

Angels and Their Horses, 1985

Robert Bechtle

Four Palm Trees, 1969

Richard Diebenkorn

Ocean Park 116, 1979

Bernice Bing

Mayacamas No. 6, March 12, 1963, 1963