De Hirsh Margules, Mother Ann Lighthouse, Eastern Point, Gloucester, 1946. Gouache on paper. Gift of Jean M. Horblit, 2002. [Acc. #2002.004.002]
Boston Globe: A Gottlieb donation for CAM
By Mark Feeney | October 2, 2026
Adolph Gottlieb, “Untitled,” circa 1936.© 2026 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
A Gottlieb donation for CAM
The Cape Ann Museum’s “Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea” has been one of the most popular shows in the museum’s history. It closed Sunday. In August, Mark Rothko’s son, Christopher, announced the donation to CAM of a watercolor by his father. Last week, the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation announced the gift of a 1936 oil painting to the museum. “It is fitting that this painting will belong to the community where it was conceived,” said Sanford Hirsch, the foundation’s executive director. Later this month, the exhibition opens at the Phillips Collection, in Washington, D.C. — Mark Feeney
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