Friday, January 2, 2009

Face it: You hemmed. You hawed. You read all the awesome reviews and still did nothing. Now, it's the end of the road for several exhibits you totally meant to check out.

But you've still got opportunities to see some of these shows before they pack up:

· Sunday is the last day to see "Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities," which pairs works by two artists who, on the surface, had little in common but in fact were friends who shared a love of the outdoors. This touring exhibition gathers nearly 100 paintings and photos by the artists and focuses on parallels in their work.

Free. 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Sunday. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

· Also closing Sunday at the Sackler Gallery is "Garden and Cosmos," depicting the maharajahs of Marwar-Jodhpur in a collection of intricate and colorful Indian royal court paintings.

Free. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sunday. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.

· Next Sunday is closing day for two more shows: the National Gallery of Art's "Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered" and the Renwick's "Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass."

Lievens was a 17th-century Dutch painter who studied under the same master as Rembrandt and was the latter's peer in painting, but never received the same acclaim. This show, with more than 130 works by Lievens (including more than 50 paintings), posits that Lievens may have been far more influential than previously thought.

Free. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through Jan. 11. National Gallery of Art, West Building, 600 Constitution Ave. NW. 202-737-4215.

· At the Renwick Gallery, Tagliapietra's large show of modernist takes on the old-world Murano glass tradition is an ideal show to take your mom to.

Free. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 11. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.