The Frick Collection, Art museum in Manhattan, United States
The Frick Collection is a museum in Manhattan housed in a former mansion on Fifth Avenue, displaying paintings, sculptures, and furniture from Europe. Nineteen galleries spread across several rooms where works by painters such as Bellini, Titian, and Goya hang on the walls.
Henry Clay Frick purchased the site in 1913 and had the building designed by Thomas Hastings to house his art collection. After his death, the house opened to the public in 1935.
The house preserves not only paintings and furniture but also porcelain, enamel, and bronze objects that once stood in a private residence. Visitors walk through rooms that still feel like a home from the early 20th century, with carpets, fireplaces, and wood paneling.
The Frick House at 1 East 70th Street reopened in April 2025 after a renovation that enlarged the galleries by 30 percent. The entrance is on Fifth Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets, opposite Central Park. The Frick Art Research Library, established in 1920, is a separate research centre.
The Fragonard room holds panels from the series The Progress of Love, refused by a royal favourite and kept by the artist for twenty years before he added seven more canvases. Frick bought them through dealer Joseph Duveen after J. P. Morgan's death. The museum reopened in April 2025 after a renovation that enlarged the galleries by 30 percent.
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