Deborah Remington, Untitled or Apropos, 1953. Denver Art Museum Collection: Vance H. Kirkland Acquisition Fund, 2015.225. © Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts. Photograph courtesy of the Denver Art Museum

Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries

Deborah Remington, Untitled or Apropos, 1953. Denver Art Museum Collection: Vance H. Kirkland Acquisition Fund, 2015.225. © Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts. Photograph courtesy of the Denver Art Museum

Abstract colorblock painting featuring bright oranges, greens, pinks, and blues

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Pencil etching of a matador on horseback battling with a bull

Francisco de Goya, The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull, 1816. Etching with aquatint on paper; 10 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (25.7 × 35.9 cm). Denver Art Museum: Gift of Noelle and George Beatty, 2024.702

Making a Mark: The Noelle and George Beatty Collection

Making a Mark: The Noelle and George Beatty Collection celebrates the gift of 26 works on paper, including watercolors, lithographs, woodcuts, and etchings, spanning the 1800s and 1900s. From beach views to pastoral fantasies, and from the rapid, spontaneous brushstrokes of Eugène Louis Boudin to the structured, abstract forms of Alexander Calder, this collection mirrors the personal and eclectic taste of its creators.

On view in the Modern & Contemporary Art Galleries May 31 through November 29, 2026.

Two intertwined Black women wearing identical green dresses

Emmanuel Taku (Ghana), Black Halos, 2021. Acrylic paint on canvas; 83 x 68 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Federico Martin Castro Debernardi, 2022.56. © Emmanuel Taku, courtesy Maruani Mercier Gallery

The Modern and Contemporary Art Collection

Artworks from this gallery are part of the Denver Art Museum's Modern and Contemporary art collection. Since its founding in 1978, the collection has grown from its fledgling roots to more than 7,000 artworks made between 1900 and today.

Learn more about the Modern and Contemporary art department and its curatorial staff below.

The reinstallation of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries is organized by the Denver Art Museum and presented by Vicki and Kent Logan.