{"id":4225,"date":"2022-04-04T11:28:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/framemuseums.org\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2022-11-30T16:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:07:41","slug":"whister-to-cassatt-american-painters-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/framemuseums.org\/fr\/whister-to-cassatt-american-painters-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France<\/i><\/b>
\nOn view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts through July 31, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France<\/em>\u00a0features more than 100 paintings made between 1855 and 1913 in the first comprehensive examination of France\u2019s stylistic impact on American painting of the period.<\/p>\n

From academic training in Paris to exploration of the countryside landscape,\u00a0Whistler to Cassatt<\/em>\u00a0reveals both the visual and conceptual influences of France on American painters in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Thematically organized, the exhibition will feature seven sections, opening with a dramatic gallery reminiscent of the Paris Salon, an annual showcase of artworks that determined the success of an artist\u2019s career. Subsequent galleries will highlight a wide spectrum of artistic styles championed by American artists, including classicism, realism, tonalism, impressionism and hybrids of each\u2014that were honed from lessons by Paris\u2019 private ateliers, official enrollment in \u00c9cole des BeauxArts, and summer months spent at artist colonies throughout Normandy and Brittany.<\/p>\n

The significant artistic contributions of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt also take the stage in the exhibition’s narrative. These artists were known to be part of the first wave of Americans to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, and to Paris\u2014then considered the center of the art world. Each contributed to the rich complexity of American painting, which was in close dialogue with their French contemporaries during this period.<\/p>\n

Following its presentation at Denver Art Museum, the exhibition traveled to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts where it was\u00a0 curated for VMFA by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Elizabeth Locke Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts. The exhibition opened at the VMFA on April 16 and will remain on view through July 31, 2022. To listen to Dr. Rawles talk about the exhibition visit: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-riiRPkueFg<\/a><\/p>\n

The exhibition catalogue for Whistler to Cassatt\u00a0<\/em>was produced with the support of the FRench American Museum Exchange (FRAME).<\/p>\n

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