Grace Hartigan
Venus Observed
1969
oil on canvas
74 x 74 inches
Doris Patz Collection of Maryland Artists
Gift of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff
Discover this collection of works by established and emerging Maryland artists.
For more than 30 years, the Doris Patz Collection of Maryland Artists has garnered recognition for many of the state’s talented artists and has provided a venue where the people of Maryland and visitors from around the world can enjoy these exceptional artworks.
The collection is named in honor of its founder and patron, Doris Patz (1913–2009). Patz, born Doris Engelman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a musician and arts activist. She died on March 8, 2009, at the age of 96.