Research

RESEARCH

RESEARCH

The Project

How do museums research artworks in their collections? Learn more about the methods used to investigate the Dutch and Flemish artworks at the Picker Art Gallery during the 2019–20 academic year.

WWII Provenance

Where were the artworks on this website before coming to the Picker? Find out more about the provenance, or ownership history, of some of our paintings during a critical period in world history.

black and white image of a painting showing figures ice-skating, mounted on tan paper with typewritten caption
Top half of inventory sheet with handwritten annotations in red along left margin

The Project

How do museums research artworks in their collections? Learn more about the methods used to investigate the Dutch and Flemish artworks at the Picker Art Gallery during the 2019-2020 academic year.

black and white image of a painting showing figures ice-skating, mounted on tan paper with typewritten caption

WWII Provenance

Where were the artworks on this website before coming to the Picker? Find out more about the ownership history, also called provenance, of some of our paintings during a critical period in world history.

Top half of inventory sheet with handwritten annotations in red along left margin