Collection: Americans in Spain

Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel 1820-1920

February 12, 2021 — May 16, 2021

Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920 will explore a pivotal moment, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when American artists and their European counterparts flocked to Spain to capture its scenic charms and seemingly exotic customs. Co-organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum, the exhibition is developed around each institution’s unique collection of American and old master paintings.