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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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Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
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On view through January 5, 2003 at the Audrey Jones Beck Building
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Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880—81
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
© The Phillips Collection
A glorious gathering of more than 50 European masterworks from The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., premieres at the MFAH this fall. Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection presents a collection that is particularly noted for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
The centerpiece of the exhibition is Auguste Renoir´s Luncheon of the Boating Party, a spectacular masterpiece that rarely travels outside The Phillips Collection. Also on view are works by Paul Cézanne, Gustave Courbet, Honoré Daumier, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and many more.
The Phillips Collection occupies a unique position as the oldest museum of modern art in the country. In 1921, before the founding of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Duncan Phillips opened his home to the public as an art museum, conceiving of it as a "joy-giving, life-enhancing influence, assisting people to see beautifully as true artists see." He believed strongly in the continuum of art and artists influencing their successors through the centuries; thus he collected such past masters as El Greco because he was the "first impassioned expressionist," and Chardin because he was "in a sense that all painters understand, the first modern painter." The goal was to assemble works that would resonate with one another, revealing visual harmonies that tied together the historical masterworks with the art of his own time.
The exhibition gives eloquent testimony to the links between modern art and past masters. It inaugurates "A Season of Impressionism," a series of exhibitions that brings Impressionist art to Houston from international locations: French Impressionism: Masterpieces form Copenhagen´s Ordrupgaard Collection (opens October 6); Old Masters, Impressionists, and Moderns: French Masterworks from the State Pushkin Museum, Moscow (opens December 15); and Paris in the Age of Impressionism: Masterworks from the Musée d´Orsay (opens April 6, 2003).
Highlights of the exhibition include The Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81), which Phillips called "the only Renoir I need," and now the cornerstone work in The Phillips Collection; van Gogh´s Entrance to the Public Gardens in Arles (1888), which Phillips purchased in 1930 to mark the occasion of his giving his entire house to the museum; Cézanne´s Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears (1890-93), believed to have once been given to Claude Monet as a gift from the artist; Picasso´s The Blue Room (1901), which demonstrates the artist´s mannered, exaggerated way of presenting a figure and the monochromatic, blue palette characteristic of his Blue Period paintings; and Paul Klee´s Picture Album (1937). Earlier works, such as El Greco´s The Repentant St. Peter (c. 1600-1605, or later), Chardin´s A Bowl of Plums (c. 1728), Delacroix´s Paganini (1831), and Ingres´s The Small Bather (1826), add to the comprehensive examination of the evolution of modern art.
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.
This exhibition has been organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Generous funding is provided by Caroline Wiess Law, Fayez Sarofim & Co., and Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long.
Major corporate sponsorship is provided by Halliburton.
With additional support from Time Warner Communications, The Boeing Company, Pamela and David Ott/Ott Charitable Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. John Elias, Samuel F. Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Horne, Dr. Marjorie G. Horning, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis, SYSCO Corporation, and Edward Oppenheimer.
Related Events:
Artful Thursday
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Thursday, November 14, 2002 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:00 PM
ArtSmart Lecture and Reception
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Tuesday, November 5, 2002 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Creation Station: Masterworks from The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Sunday, December 1, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop-in Tour: Masterworks from The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 12:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2002 12:00 PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:00 PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:00 PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 12:00 PM
Drop-In Tour: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, November 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Friday, November 8, 2002 12:00 PM
Friday, November 15, 2002 12:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 2002 12:00 PM
Drop-in Tour: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Tuesday, December 3, 2002 12:00 PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:00 PM
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:00 PM
Family Day: Masterworks from The Phillips Collection
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Sunday, December 8, 2002 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday Afternoon Lecture: Phillips, Barnes, and Hirshhorn—Three Contemporary Collectors
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, October 18, 2002 1:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Lecture: The Still Life from Chardin to Braque
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, October 25, 2002 1:30 PM
Members Daytime Preview: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Members Daytime Preview: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, September 20, 2002 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Members Preview Lecture: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Friday, September 20, 2002 6:00 PM
Members Preview Party: Masterworks from El Greco to Picasso in The Phillips Collection
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Friday, September 20, 2002 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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