The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation has announced the distribution of its 63-work collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and modern art among three major US museums: the Brooklyn Museum (29 works), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA, 6 works), and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA, 28 works). The collection includes pieces by Chaïm Soutine, Edgar Degas, Amedeo Modigliani, Vincent van Gogh, Édouard Manet, and Paul Cézanne. The foundation, established in the 1950s by Brooklyn-born businessman Henry Pearlman and his wife Rose, had long-term loans to the Princeton University Art Museum and organized traveling exhibitions before deciding to permanently place the remaining works.
This gift is significant because it represents a strategic, multi-institutional approach to collection stewardship, with each museum receiving works that complement its existing holdings and mission. For LACMA, the acquisition fills gaps in its collection—neither Van Gogh nor Manet were previously represented. For the Brooklyn Museum, it is the most substantial addition to its European art holdings in nearly a century. The distribution also ensures public access to masterworks that were previously on long-term loan, and the works will form the basis of upcoming exhibitions at all three institutions.