Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Purchased Fred Tomaselli Woodpecker Painting
December 29, 2009
Two modern works, a painting by Fred Tomaselli and a snapshot by William Wiley, have been added to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts collection.
The Tomaselli art work, "Woodpecker" is a 2008 work in acrylic, gouache, photo collage, and resin on wood pane measuring 6 by 6 feet.
In "Woodpecker" hundreds of collaged beaks form the bird's own beak and thousands of flowers build up his body, "thus structure the bird out of his own sources of sustenance," Ravenal explains.The painting was purchased by the museum with resources provided by Pamela Kiecker and William A. Royall Jr. and by means of support from the VMFA Sydney and Frances Lewis Endowment Fund.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is at 200 N. Boulevard in Richmond, Va. From extraordinary collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, American and British art to internationally recognized collections of the work of Peter Carl Faberge as well as decorative arts, Contemporary art, South Asian art and African art, VMFA's holdings include more than 22,000 treasures. The museum also presents a wide array of special exhibitions that engage visitors.
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