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LACMA is about to get its first van Gogh and Manet paintings. Here’s what’s coming to LA
"Tarascon Stagecoach" by Vincent van Gogh is one of six paintings from renowned artists joining the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation announced it will give away its entire collection of impressionist and post-impressionist art — and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be one of the beneficiaries.
When you can see them: You’ll be able to see the entire Pearlman Collection at LACMA between February and July 2026. That exhibition will feature about 60 works by Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Chaïm Soutine that are joining collections at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Brooklyn Museum.
What are the long term plans? Nothing has been announced yet, but LACMA said in a news release that the museum was chosen because of its commitment to “bringing art to where people are.” Those values are at the center of the foundation, according to a joint statement from the three museums.
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A first for LACMA: The museum currently has an etching and two van Gogh drawings that are not currently on display, making Tarascon Stagecoach its first van Gogh painting. LACMA is also home to several Manet prints, etchings and drawings that are also not on public view, according to LACMA’s site. Manet’s Young Woman in a Round Hat will be the museum’s first painting from the French artist.
What the donors say: “Our aim is to bring these major works to new audiences, allowing them to be seen in different contexts, reuniting our collection’s works with one another on a regular basis, and perhaps even inspiring collectors and museums to consider new models for ownership of art,” Daniel Edelman, president of the Pearlman Foundation, said in the statement.
Wait, but I love 19th and 20th century art. What are the paintings going to LACMA?
- River View by Alfred Sisley
"River View" by Alfred Sisley, 1889.
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- Young Woman in a Round Hat by Édouard Manet
"Young Woman in a Round Hat" by Édouard Manet, 1877-79.
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- Messalina by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
"Messalina" by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1900-01.
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- Sea and Boats by Maurice Brazil Prendergast
"Sea and Boats" by Maurice Brazil Prendergast, c. 1907.
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- Tarascon Stagecoach by Vincent van Gogh
"Tarascon Stagecoach" by Vincent van Gogh, 1888.
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- Torso of a Young Woman by Wilhelm Lehmbruck
"Torso of a Young Woman" by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1910.
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What else happens next year? LACMA is finishing up construction on a new building — called the David Geffen Galleries. We have a preview of the space, which is scheduled to open in April 2026.
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Kyle Chrise contributed reporting.
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