The Indianapolis Museum of Art presents Snapshot. Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard, an exhibition on view June 8-September 2, 2012.
George Hendrik Breitner, Girl in Red Kimono, Geesje Kwak, 1893–95. Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 ½ in. Noortman Master Paintings, Amsterdam, on behalf of private collection, Netherlands
Although celebrated for their works on canvas and paper, the artists in Snapshot also made many personal and informal snapshots. Depicting interiors, city streets, nudes and portraits, these photographs were kept private and never exhibited. As a result, most have never been seen by the public. Juxtaposing personal photographs with related paintings and prints by these Post-Impressionist artists, Snapshot offers a new perspective on early photography and on the synthesis of painting, printmaking and photography at the end of the 19th century.
Snapshot has previously been seen at:
Van Gogh Museum | October 14, 2011 – January 18 2012
The Phillips Collection | February 14 – May 6, 2012
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