Samsung has gone on a hot streak with The Frame, recently adding works of art to the TV’s art gallery from renown artists such as Salvador Dalí, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent Van Gogh, as well as pieces from ‘The Royal Dog Art’ collection. The company’s latest partnership is with New York City’s The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Samsung has announced a collaboration with The Met that sees The Frame get access to 38 pieces from the museum, including iconic works from the museum’s American Wing, Asian Art, Egyptian Art, European Paintings, Islamic Art collection, and more.
Samsung’s announcement notes that these pieces include Edgar Degas’ “The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage” (circa 1874); Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” (1887); Paul Cézanne’s “Still Life with Apples and Pot of Primroses” (circa 1890); and Georges Seurat’s “Circus Sideshow” (“Parade du Cirque”) (1887-1888). Owners of The Frame can also display ancient artifacts such as an Egyptian wedjat eye amulet2 (circa 1070-664 B.C.), and medieval treasures including “The Unicorn Rests in a Garden” (1495-1505), the famed French and South Netherlandish textile from the Unicorn Tapestries. Celebrated Japanese artworks such as Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa” (circa 1830-1832) as well as Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s “Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Calming the Stormy Sea at Tsunoda in Exile to Sado Island” (1835-1836) are also available. Furthermore, the collection features historically significant American artworks like Emanuel Leutze’s “Washington Crossing the Delaware” (1851).
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“Since its founding in 1870, The Met has been dedicated to bringing art and culture to the daily lives of visitors and art enthusiasts around the world,” said Josh Romm, Head of Global Licensing and Partnerships at The Met. “Our collaboration with Samsung activates this mission in a new and modern way, allowing consumers to enjoy iconic works from The Met’s collection at home. As users explore the selection and choose works to display, this program will create a new dialogue about art, creativity and technology.”
The new pieces are part of Samsung’s Art Store subscription for The Frame, which runs for $4.99 a month, or $49.90 for a year.
