Permanent display
Closing soon
Into the Woods: French Drawings and Photographs from the Karen B. Cohen Gift
16 Jun 2023 — 22 Oct 2023 at The Morgan Library & Museum
· New York City
Into the Woods: French Drawings and Photographs from the Karen B. Cohen Gift is a 2023 exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York. Drawing on a generous gift from collector Karen B. Cohen, the show brings together French drawings and photographs united by a shared subject: the forest. From intimate pencil sketches to atmospheric photographic studies, the works trace how French artists across different periods turned to woodland landscapes as a source of inspiration, solace, and artistic experimentation.
The exhibition invites visitors to consider the forest not merely as a backdrop but as a living subject in its own right — one that challenged artists to capture light, texture, and the passage of time. Together, the works from the Cohen gift illuminate a rich tradition of nature observation in French art, offering a quiet but compelling journey through the trees.
The exhibition invites visitors to consider the forest not merely as a backdrop but as a living subject in its own right — one that challenged artists to capture light, texture, and the passage of time. Together, the works from the Cohen gift illuminate a rich tradition of nature observation in French art, offering a quiet but compelling journey through the trees.
About the venue
The Morgan Library & Museum
· New York City
The Morgan Library & Museum is a museum and research library in New York City, New York, United States. Completed in 1906 as the private library of the banker J. P. Morgan, the institution is housed at 225 Madison Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. As of 2024, the museum is…
