This catalogue tries to record and thus to preserve an aspect of life
and culture in New York that is fast vanishing. Most great works of art
are now in educational institutions, but those still in private
collections, when assembled with love and understanding and arranged in
harmonious surroundings, take on a living quality and an intimate appeal
that they lose in a museum. The Adele and Arthur Lehman collection is a
very personal one, in which each painting, each tapestry, each piece of
porcelain has its chosen place in owners’ home, giving pleasure and
enhancing their lives. There are fine, antique Persian rugs, worn thin
by generations of children and grandchildren, cassones and fireplaces
from Italy, English eighteenth century chairs and tables, old paneling,
and all the many smaller items that create a beautiful ensemble for
living. This catalogue, however, is devoted mainly to the paintings.
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