Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Pearlman Foundation
See outstanding works by art stars including Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Manet, and Modigliani presented within the context of their experiences. This exhibition examines the friendships the artists developed in Paris as well as the many locations and sites鈥攔egional, national, and international鈥攖hat shaped their work individually.
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces brings to Houston paintings from the collection of the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation. The collection was assembled by New York鈥揵ased Henry Pearlman (1895鈥�1974), the son of Russian immigrant parents. He loved discovering hidden masterworks and learning about the social bonds among artists and their aesthetic influences on each other.
The galleries featuring these 鈥渁rtists in motion鈥� are arranged in four sections:
Van Gogh and Gauguin
Vincent van Gogh moved from the Netherlands to England, Belgium, Paris, and then the South of France. Paul Gauguin鈥檚 more exotic trajectory took him to Peru, France, Tahiti, and the Marquesas. The two artists developed an alliance after meeting in Paris in 1886.
Soutine, Modigliani, and Lipchitz
Cha茂m Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, and Jacques Lipchitz were all Jewish, with Soutine and Lipchitz emigrating from Eastern Europe and Modigliani from Italy. Each settled in the famed cosmopolitan artists鈥� residence La Ruche (the Beehive) in Montparnasse.
Cezanne and the Avant-Garde
The Pearlman Collection is particularly strong in the paintings and watercolors of Paul Cezanne. This section considers the significance of the artist鈥檚 native Aix-en-Provence on his sense of self and his work. It also covers his time in Paris and the artistic relationships he forged there.
Artists and Collectors
Pearlman sought out artists and developed lasting relationships with Jacques Lipchitz and Austrian painter Oskar Kokoshka. With the advent of World War II, Lipchitz fled Europe for New York and was welcomed by Pearlman and other patrons. Kokoshka took refuge in London, where Pearlman met him and sat for a portrait.
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See outstanding works by art stars including Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Manet, and Modigliani presented within the context of their experiences. This exhibition examines the friendships the artists developed in Paris as well as the many locations and sites鈥攔egional, national, and international鈥攖hat shaped their work individually.
Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces brings to Houston paintings from the collection of the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation. The collection was assembled by New York鈥揵ased Henry Pearlman (1895鈥�1974), the son of Russian immigrant parents. He loved discovering hidden masterworks and learning about the social bonds among artists and their aesthetic influences on each other.
The galleries featuring these 鈥渁rtists in motion鈥� are arranged in four sections:
Van Gogh and Gauguin
Vincent van Gogh moved from the Netherlands to England, Belgium, Paris, and then the South of France. Paul Gauguin鈥檚 more exotic trajectory took him to Peru, France, Tahiti, and the Marquesas. The two artists developed an alliance after meeting in Paris in 1886.
Soutine, Modigliani, and Lipchitz
Cha茂m Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, and Jacques Lipchitz were all Jewish, with Soutine and Lipchitz emigrating from Eastern Europe and Modigliani from Italy. Each settled in the famed cosmopolitan artists鈥� residence La Ruche (the Beehive) in Montparnasse.
Cezanne and the Avant-Garde
The Pearlman Collection is particularly strong in the paintings and watercolors of Paul Cezanne. This section considers the significance of the artist鈥檚 native Aix-en-Provence on his sense of self and his work. It also covers his time in Paris and the artistic relationships he forged there.
Artists and Collectors
Pearlman sought out artists and developed lasting relationships with Jacques Lipchitz and Austrian painter Oskar Kokoshka. With the advent of World War II, Lipchitz fled Europe for New York and was welcomed by Pearlman and other patrons. Kokoshka took refuge in London, where Pearlman met him and sat for a portrait.
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