Knowledgeable experts from London, Florence, Vienna, and other cities outside New York will unveil pop up exhibitions and dealers based in the city will stage special presentations in intimate galleries and private settings.  Many works not seen on the market in decades, if ever, are to be on view along a cosmopolitan route that begins at 2 East 63rd Street at the historic Academy Mansion and concludes at East 86th Street.

Among the rarities to be seen are a masterful ink and wash depiction of a sower by Jacopo Bassano (1592); a study of the head of a Breton woman in a traditional cap by Paul Gauguin; an iconic image of a standing dancer by Edgar Degas; and a gossamer-like portrait of a woman executed in blue pencil by Gustav Klimt.  Also to be seen are rare works by the hand of Brunelleschi, Cocteau, Hockney, Picasso, van Gogh, and Vasari, among others.

What began a decade ago as a casual gallery crawl during the Old Masters auctions and The Winter Antiques Show has grown into a much anticipated art world event.  For those who treasure master drawings for the insights they provide into the minds of artists, Master Drawings New York 2017 is an opportunity to see surprises from over five centuries, in every price range.  Admission is free.

The exhibitors in MDNY 2017 are:Didier Aaron Inc, New YorkCharles Beddington, LondonChristopher Bishop Fine Art, Norwalk, ConnecticutDécouvert Fine Art, Rockport, MassachusettsLes Enluminures, New YorkDay & Faber, LondonPia Gallo, New YorkMartyn Gregory, LondonLeonard Hutton Galleries, New YorkKraushaar Galleries, New YorkJames Mackinnon, LondonMary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New YorkMireille Mosler Ltd, New YorkMark Murray Fine Paintings, New YorkJill Newhouse Gallery, New YorkNissman, Abromson Ltd, Brookline, MassachusettsMattia & Maria Novella Romano, Florence, ItalyStephen Ongpin Fine Art, LondonPandora Old Masters Inc., New YorkGuy Peppiatt Fine Art Ltd, LondonDavid Tunick, Inc, New YorkMonroe Warshaw, New YorkMia Weiner, Norfolk, ConnecticutW&K, Wienerroither & Kohlbacher, Vienna, Austria