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Levin, Janice H., -2001 print view role Collector dates 1913-2001 city New York City state NY other cities East Hampton, NY; Palm Beach, FL; Warren, NJ; sex F historical notes Philanthropist and art collector of French art with an emphasis on Impressionism. She was the widow of Philip J. Levin, a lawyer and real estate developer, took over her husband's business after his death in 1971. She was also president of the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation. Levin was an Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1993 until her death in 2001. The Levin collection included work by impressionists Bonnard, Cassatt, Corot, Derain, Giacometti, Monet, Modigliani, Morisot, Picasso, Pissarro, Toulouse-Lautrec and Vuillard. Among the gems of the collection were Monet's celebrations of nature ''Artist's Garden at Argenteuil'' from 1873 and his ''On the Cliff at Pourville, Clear Weather''; Degas's acutely observed ''À la Bourse (Portraits in the Stock Exchange)''; and Derain's ''Plate of Peaches.'' decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Artist file: Levin, Janice H., d. 2001; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... see also: Levin, Philip J «  back