Frick Collection

The Frick Collection is an art museum located at 1 East 70th Street, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street, facing Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It is housed in the former residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914.

The Frick is one of the preeminent small art museums in the United States, with a very high-quality collection of old master paintings housed in 16 galleries within the former mansion. The paintings in many galleries are still arranged according to Frick’s design, although additional works have been bought by the Frick Collection over the years in a manner deemed to correspond with the aesthetic of the collection. The collection features some of the best-known paintings by major European artists, as well as numerous works of sculpture and porcelain. It also has furniture, enamel, and carpets.

Included in the collection are Jean-Honore Fragonard’s masterpiece, “The Progress of Love”, three paintings by Johannes Vermeer including “Mistress and Maid”, and Piero della Francesca’s “St. John the Evangelist”.