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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fri, Aug 27 7:00 PM Sat, Aug 28 7:00 PM Sun, Aug 29 5:00 PM
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French Impressionism: Masterpieces from Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection
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On view through January 5, 2003 at the Audrey Jones Beck Building
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Edgar Degas, Three Dancers, c. 1898
The Ordrupgaard Collection, Copenhagen
Rare French Impressionist paintings from the renowned Ordrupgaard Collection in Copenhagen are featured in this exhibition. Among the masterworks are Cézanne´s Women Bathing, Daumier´s The Wrestlers, Degas´s Three Dancers, Gauguin´s Portrait of a Young Girl, Monet´s Waterloo Bridge, Overcast, and Morisot´s Lady with a Fan.
This exhibition features a selection of rare French Impressionist paintings from the renowned Ordrupgaard Collection in Copenhagen.
Wilhelm Hansen (1868—1936), a Danish insurance tycoon, assembled the Ordrupgaard Collection in only two years. In 1918 Mr. Hansen constructed his country house, which he named Ordrupgaard, and outfitted it with a large picture gallery for displaying his prized French art. When his wife, Henny, died in 1951, she bequeathed the entire collection and the Hansens´ home to the Danish government.
Many of the Impressionist paintings from the Ordrupgaard Collection are not only beautiful, they resonate a mysterious psychological passion. Among the masterworks exhibited at the MFAH are such famous paintings as Cézanne´s Women Bathing, Daumier´s The Wrestlers, Degas´s Three Dancers, Gauguin´s Portrait of a Young Girl, Monet´s Waterloo Bridge, Overcast, and Morisot´s Lady with a Fan.
Also of note are 15 important works that represent the famed "Golden Age" of Danish painting.
Don´t miss any of the Impressionist exhibitions in the MFAH´s unbeatable lineup of changing exhibitions this year:
Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
September 22, 2002—January 5, 2003
French Impressionism: Masterpieces from Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection
October 6, 2002—January 5, 2003
Old Masters, Impressionists, and Moderns: French Masterworks from the State Pushkin Museum, Moscow
December 15, 2002—March 9, 2003
Paris in the Age of Impressionism: Masterworks from the Musée d´Orsay
April 6—June 29, 2003
The best way to take advantage of this unique opportunity to compare and contrast so many vivid paintings of artistic genius is to become a member of the MFAH. You´ll receive free tickets, depending on your membership level, to the four blockbuster Impressionist exhibitions and to each ticketed exhibition at the MFAH; free general admission; exclusive members-only previews, programs, lectures, tours, and trips abroad; and year-round discounts at the MFAH Shops.
French Impressionism: Masterpieces from Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection has been organized by Ordrupgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark. An indemnity has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities. Generous funding in Houston has been provided by El Paso Corporation.
Related Events:
Creation Station: French Masterpieces
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, November 24, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Creation Station: Impressionist Landscapes
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, October 20, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop-In Tour: French Impressionism: Masterpieces from Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Thursday, November 7, 2002 12:00 PM
, 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:00 PM
, 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:00 PM
, 7:30 PM
Friday, December 6, 2002 12:00 PM
Friday, December 13, 2002 12:00 PM
Friday, December 20, 2002 12:00 PM
Early Closing, Today Only, of Ordrupgaard and Phillips Exhibitions
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Thursday, December 5, 2002
Exhibition Lecture:
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, October 5, 2002 5:00 PM
Family Day: France!
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday Afternoon Lecture
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, August 15, 2002
Thursday, August 22, 2002
Friday Afternoon Lecture: Courbet: Realism into Impressionism
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, November 8, 2002 1:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Lecture: Painters of the Danish "Golden Age"
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, November 15, 2002 1:30 PM
Members Daytime Preview: French Impressionism: Masterpieces from Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection and
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Thursday, September 5, 2002 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Members Preview Party: Two Great Exhibitions
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, October 4, 2002 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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