impressionist giverny

IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY
American Painters in France, 1885–1915
Selections from the Terra Foundation for American Art

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Through January 4, 2009

Giverny, the French village where
Claude Monet settled in 1883, welcomed hundreds of artists from the late 1880s through World
War I. Lured by the beauty represented in Monet's art and the promise of painting en plein air, the arrival of artists from America and across Europe transformed the village from a sleepy hamlet to a colorful and thriving artists' community.

IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY traces the chronological, stylistic and thematic evolution of art produced in the village. The exhibit features the work of American artists such as John Leslie Breck, Frederick MacMonnies, Theodore Robinson, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Lilla Cabot Perry, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Dawson-Dawson Watkins, and the Albany artist Will H. Low. A complementary exhibit on Low's work is also on display in the Jabbur Gallery.

Originally presented at the Musée d’Art Américain, Giverny, France in April 2007, and organized by The Terra Foundation for American Art, this is the first exhibition to study the international phenomenon of this artist community within the context of European artists’ colonies. Drawn entirely from the Terra Foundation’s exceptional collection, the exhibition includes more than 50 paintings by American artists who visited and painted views in and around Giverny during this period.

During IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY, the Albany Institute's Museum Shop will open a special exhibition shop, called the Impressionist Shop, offering a wide variety of Impressionism-related books, merchandise, jewelry, and a full-color exhibition catalogue. Guided exhibition tours will be available by advance reservation for groups, and a range of public programs and special events will be scheduled to complement the exhibition.

Top: The Terrace Walls, 1901; Will Hicok Low. oil on canvas, 19.5 x .25.875 cm, Albany Institute of History & Art, Gift of John Townsend Lansing, 1908.2.2, photography courtesy of Joseph Levy

Bottom: The Card Players, c.1896; Theodore Earl Butler, oil on canvas, .65.4 x 81.6 cm; Musée d’Art Américain Giverny, Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago; Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1992.21

Left: Mabel Conkling, Frederick William MacMonnies, 1904,
oil on canvas, 219.7 x 114.3 cm, Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Daniel J. Terra Collection (1999.88)

RELATED EVENTS

▪ Tuesday, August 26
5:30–7:30 pm
DONORS' RECEPTION (by invitation)

▪ Wednesday, September 10
5:30–7:30 pm
MEMBERS' RECEPTION

RSVP: 518.463.5502, ext. 469

Support for this exhibition has been provided by:

▪ The Alan Goldberg Charitable Trust
▪ David and Lois Swawite

▪ The Swyer Family Foundation, Inc.
▪ James and Barbara Hoehn
▪ The Buchman Foundation
▪ George & Christine Hearst

MEDIA INQUIRIES
Steve Ricci
Public Relations and Marketing Manager
Tel: 518.463.4478, ext. 467
Fax: 518.462.1522
Email: riccis@albanyinstitute.org

TRAVEL & TOURISM INFORMATION
Contact the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau for information on get-away packages for IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY.

Be sure to look for
the lavishly illustrated IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY exhibition catalog, available in the Museum Shop's special Impressionist gift shop.

For more information, please call
518.463.4478, ext. 455, or email:
museumshop@albanyinstitute.org.