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University of Virginia Art Museum opens Emilie Charmy and the Feminine in Modern French Art

The University of Virginia Art Museum opens Emilie Charmy and the Feminine in Modern French Art, an exhibition on view May 18 – August 5, 2012.

Emilie Charmy French, 1878-1974 Self-Portrait with an Album, (c. 1907 1912) Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 35 1/16 in Gift of Pamela K. and William A.Royall, Jr., 2011.TD.14 © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Émilie Charmy and the Feminine in Modern French Art brings together two paintings by Charmy—both self-portraits—with works on paper by her contemporaries Raoul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, and Suzanne Valadon. These works derive from the Museum’s collections as well as from a private collection.

Émilie Charmy (1878-1974) was a highly original exponent of modern art in Paris during the first half of the 20th century. She developed her artistic personality by engaging with impressionism, post-impressionism, and fauvism in the years leading to World War I. She became well known for her strikingly expressive and sensuous depictions of the female form.

Curated by Matthew Affron, Curator of Modern Art & Academic Curator and Associate Professor, McIntire Department of Art

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