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An Impressionist Eye
Painting and Sculpture from the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Title: Crinolines on the Beach, Trouville, 1889
Artist: Eugène Boudin
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 5 ½ x 9 inches
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Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Title: Young Woman Holding a Handkerchief to Her Chin, ca.
1880-83
Artist: Mary Cassatt
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 21 ½ x 18 ¾ inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Renoir! Monet! Degas! All are found in a collection of works
touring the USA. An Impressionist Eye will journey to Cincinnati
opening on June 10th at the Taft Museum of Art |
The collection is drawn from the Philip and Janice Levin
Foundation. It is an opportunity to regale impressionist aficionados with
the Paris based artists that found inspiration in the countryside. |
Title: Portrait of a Girl, 1841
Artist: Camille Corot
Medium: Oil on paper laid down on cradled panel
Dimensions: 9 ¾ x 6 inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Title: Chrysanthemums, 1882-85
Artist: Claude Monet
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA |
Claude Monet is a given inclusion in any exhibit dedicated
to Impressionist Art.
It was one of his paintings that gave the new
movement its name.
Monet loved to paint en plein air and encouraged others to join him
outdoors and paint the impression of the fleeting moment in time. |
Montmartre Paris was home to many artists notably Henri
Toulouse-Lautrec. The Parisian nightlife attracted him and many of his
works reflect this such as his studies of the Moulin Rouge.
He greatly admired Degas. |
Title: A Country Outing, 1882
Artist: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/8 x 15 inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Title: Dancer Putting on a Stocking, cast 1919-21 after wax-and-wire
original of ca. 1896-1911
Artist: Edgar Degas
Medium: Patinated bronze
Dimensions: 18 ¼ inches high
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Dancers and Degas! Whether in painting or sculpture Degas
oft depicted one subject the graceful female form.
Manet befriended Degas and brought him into the Impressionist circle of
friends, rivals and artists. |
Post-Impressionist Cézanne was a strong influence on Amedeo
Modigliani. While not an Impressionist he was a strong part of the Paris
night scene during his brief life. |
Title: Head of a Woman, ca. 1918
Artist: Amedeo Modigliani
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 21 ½ x 17 inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Title: Corner of Paris, Seen from Passy, ca. 1872-73
Artist: Berthe Morisot
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 13 ¾ inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
Manet heavily influenced the work of Berthe Morisot. She was Fragonard's granddaughter and she married Manet's brother.
Morisot studied with Corot. It is believed that she was the one who encourage Manet to use the palette associated with Impressionists and
to paint in Monet's preferred en plein air format.
Title: Young Woman on a Sofa, 1893
Artist: Berthe Morisot
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 ¼ x 31 ½ inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Title: Apple Gatherers, 1891
Artist: Camille Pissarro
Medium: Gouache on silk on paper
Dimensions: 10 ¼ x 8 5/8 inches
The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc. ©2003
Image Courtesy: AFA
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Camille Pissarro was the only artist that displayed works in each of the eight Impressionist exhibitions.
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The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation graciously loaned several outstanding works to form An Impressionist Eye:
European Painting and Sculpture a wonderful opportunity to view such an important period in the history of art.
Impressionist Eye
Taft Museum of Art Cincinnati Ohio:
June 10 - August 28, 2005
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Iowa:
September 30 - December 11 2005
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