The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Presents Monet to Cézanne/Cassatt to Sargent: The Impressionist Revolution, on view July 16th through October 9, 2011.
Monet to Cézanne / Cassatt to Sargent: The Impressionist Revolution offers a rare chance to rediscover masterworks by celebrated members of the movement. The exhibition features over 100 paintings and works on paper. It traces Impressionism as it evolved through the nineteenth century and into the modern era, both in France and the United States.
Since the emergence of Impressionism in 19th century Paris, the avant-garde movement has never failed to intrigue, challenge, and beguile the viewer. Breaking away from more traditional methods of painting, these artists took their canvases outdoors, and captured light-filled and colorful images of daily life, landscapes, and people. This exhibition, drawing upon the collections of the renowned High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, and the Brooks itself, comprises masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Camille Pissarro, as well as works by major Post-Impressionist artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard.
In addition, the show will include paintings by Americans who fell under their influence, such as Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and John Singer Sargent. Featuring over 100 works—ranging from expansive canvases to intimate watercolors—the exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience the revolutionary beauty of the Impressionists and the artists they inspired.
Image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Woman Arranging Her Hat, circa 1890. High Museum of Art.
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