Upcoming Exhibitions

IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY: A Colony of Artists, 1885 - 1915

August 23 - November 30, 2008

Giverny

1888

Dawson Dawson-Watson

Oil on canvas, 37.5 x 49.5 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1999.39)

Lured by the ineffable beauty represented in Claude Monet's art and the promise of painting en plein air, artists from America and across Europe flocked to the French village of Giverny in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, transforming it from a sleepy hamlet to a colorful and thriving artists' community. This exhibition captures the creative spirit and aesthetic that enlivened this artistic haven a century ago.

It evokes the longevity of impressionism and highlights the role Giverny played in the movement's international transformations, placing the Norman village in the context of other European artists colonies of its era. Organized by The Terra Foundation for American Art, IMPRESSIONIST GIVERNY will include 43 paintings by European and American artists who visited and painted views in and around Giverny during this period.

Support for this exhibition has been provided by:

The Alan Goldberg Charitable Trust, and David and Lois Swawite and Omni Development Company, Inc.

Breakfast in the Garden

c.1911

Frederick Carl Frieseke

Oil on Canvas, 66 x 82.1 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1987.21)

The Cards Players

c.1896

Theodore Earl Butler

Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 81.6 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1988.22)

Garden at Giverny (in Monet's Garden)

between 1887 and 1891

John Leslie Breck

Oil on canvas, 46 x 55.6 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1988.22)

Mabel Conkling

1904

Frederick William MacMonnies

Oil on canvas, 219.7 x 114.3 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1999.88)

Studies of an Autumn Day, no. 7

1891

John Leslie Breck

Series of 12 paintings

Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 40.8 cm

Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago

Daniel J. Terra Collection (1989.4.1-12)