Extraordinary Eye, Extraordinary Gift: The Legacy of Margaret Herz Demant

January 27 – May 19, 2019

Updated Jan 26, 2019

Extraordinary Eye, Extraordinary Gift: The Legacy of Margaret Herz Demant focuses on the patronage and recent bequest of art from a champion of the DIA; a celebration of the life and legacy of Margaret Herz Demant.

The Solitary One, 1955, Jean Dubuffet, French, paint on canvas. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts. © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Extraordinary Eye, Extraordinary Gift: The Legacy of Margaret Herz Demant focuses on the patronage and recent bequest of art from a champion of the DIA; a celebration of the life and legacy of Margaret Herz Demant.

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Woman holding bowl with child, 18th century, Mwanza workshop, African, wood. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

Woman holding bowl with child, 18th century, Mwanza workshop, African, wood. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

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Mask, no date, Mbagani, African, wood, polychrome. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

Mask, no date, Mbagani, African, wood, polychrome. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

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The Solitary One, 1955, Jean Dubuffet, French, paint on canvas. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts. © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

The Solitary One, 1955, Jean Dubuffet, French, paint on canvas. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts. © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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Femme au bouquet (Woman with Bouquet), ca. 1920, Fernand Léger, French, graphite and watercolor. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

Femme au bouquet (Woman with Bouquet), ca. 1920, Fernand Léger, French, graphite and watercolor. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

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Quatre femmes nues et tête sculptée (Four Nude Women and Sculpture Head), from Vollard Suite, no date, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, etching and engraving. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

Quatre femmes nues et tête sculptée (Four Nude Women and Sculpture Head), from Vollard Suite, no date, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, etching and engraving. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

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The Woman Is to the Man What the Bed Is to the Clouds, 1942, Andre Breton, French, assemblage in box. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

The Woman Is to the Man What the Bed Is to the Clouds, 1942, Andre Breton, French, assemblage in box. Margaret Demant Bequest, Detroit Institute of Arts

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