Birth of Impressionism at the de Young
and Impressionist Paris at the Legion of Honor
 Sunday, June 13, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
This day trip to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will include two special exhibitions:
Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay presents nearly 100 magnificent works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid- to late-19th century and from whose midst arose one of the most original and recognizable of all artistic styles, Impressionism. The exhibition begins with paintings by the great academic artist Bouguereau and the arch-Realist Courbet, and includes Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Sisley with works dating from the 1860s through 1880s.
Impressionist Paris: City of Lights at the Legion of Honor explores various aspects of life in and around the city in which visual artists—painters, sculptors, printmakers, and photographers—thrived and came of age. Visitors to the exhibition are transported to Impressionist Paris as represented in over 150 prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, and illustrated books from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and several distinguished private collections.
The cost is $70 for museum members and $85 for nonmembers. Lunch is not provided.
For more information contact Tour Leader Barbara Moon at (209) 477-5029. For reservations, contact Administrative Assistant Merylene Marengo at (209) 940-6311 or AdminAssistant@hagginmuseum.org.
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