ARTISTS
Impressionism on the Seine
01 Apr, 2010 - 18 Jun, 2010
Approximately fifty paintings produced along the banks of the Seine will present the changing seasons, the economic activities surrounding the river, the beginning of leisure activities, and the places chosen by numerous artists who settled and vacationed along the river for short or long periods.
This exhibition will trace the history of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism from Eugene Boudin to Henri Matisse. The selection will include masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat and will also reevaluate paintings by less famous artists, in particular Armand Guillaumin, Henri Rouart and Maximilien Luce.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans of the mus茅e d鈥橭rsay and of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
This exhibition will trace the history of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism from Eugene Boudin to Henri Matisse. The selection will include masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat and will also reevaluate paintings by less famous artists, in particular Armand Guillaumin, Henri Rouart and Maximilien Luce.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans of the mus茅e d鈥橭rsay and of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
Approximately fifty paintings produced along the banks of the Seine will present the changing seasons, the economic activities surrounding the river, the beginning of leisure activities, and the places chosen by numerous artists who settled and vacationed along the river for short or long periods.
This exhibition will trace the history of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism from Eugene Boudin to Henri Matisse. The selection will include masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat and will also reevaluate paintings by less famous artists, in particular Armand Guillaumin, Henri Rouart and Maximilien Luce.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans of the mus茅e d鈥橭rsay and of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
This exhibition will trace the history of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism from Eugene Boudin to Henri Matisse. The selection will include masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat and will also reevaluate paintings by less famous artists, in particular Armand Guillaumin, Henri Rouart and Maximilien Luce.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans of the mus茅e d鈥橭rsay and of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
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12 Apr, 2010
Monet lived near it, Caillebotte sailed on it and any number of them likely spent time in the picturesque cafes along its banks.
