America's best small museums - Part 4
In many cities, The Frick Collection would be a major attraction. But when you compete with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, second tier is pretty good.
Where the Met and MOMA are grand and imposing, the Frick is more like your uncle's place, if your uncle were a fabulously wealthy coal baron and art collector with impeccable taste. Thomas Hastings designed the building at 10 East 70th Street in New York in 1913. The 16 galleries contain Old Masters, paintings by Fragonard, Titian, El Greco, and Bellini, as well as works by Constable, Corot, Vermeer, Velazquez, and Whistler.
Despite the grandeur of the collection, the Frick is intimate and accessible. No matter what your tastes, you're sure to find paintings, sculpture, or objets d'arts here that move and delight you. If you have few extra hours the next time you're in New York City, stop by.
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