The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is preparing to unveil works by Monet, Degas and Cézanne on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Impressionist movement and its subversive incursion into the Dutch artistic landscape.
The retrospective “Long live Impressionism! Masterpieces from Dutch collections” includes around a hundred works, including Claude Monet’s “Field of Poppies” and Camille Pissarro’s “L’Arc-en-ciel, Pontoise”.
Centered on the representation of the ephemerality of light and its impact on colors and shapes, the Impressionist movement represented a true artistic revolution when it appeared at the beginning of the 19th century in Paris.
Dutch artistic taste at this time gravitated towards conservative representations, with dark colors dominating the works.
Theo Van Gogh, brother of the famous painter Vincent, and other Dutch art dealers were at the origin of the incursion into the country of the subversive movement.
Subsequently, Vincent Van Gogh himself adopted the impressionist style, and his work was transfigured after his expatriation to France in 1886.
Visitors will also be able to admire numerous pastels, paintings and watercolors by great masters from around ten museums in the Netherlands as well as private collections.
The retrospective will be held from October 11 to January 26.
published on October 9 at 1:26 p.m., AFP
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