“French Moderns: Monet to Matisse 1850 – 1950” Exhibition

French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950 at the Harn Museum of Art showcases more than 55 works including paintings, drawings and sculptures, from the Brooklyn Museum’s esteemed collection of European art. The Harn’s presentation of French Moderns will also feature Claude Monet’s Waterloo Bridge, on loan from the Lowe Art Museum, and Champ d’avoine (Oat Field) from the Harn’s collection. The exhibition spans the era between the Revolution of 1848 and the conclusion of World War II—a period marked by significant social, intellectual, and political upheaval in France. This era saw the emergence of avant-garde artistic movements including Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism, which left a lasting impact on the Western artistic tradition. These key movements are represented in the exhibition through remarkable examples by the era’s leading artists, including Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Gabriele Münter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin, and others. Admission is free.

image credit: Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895). “Madame Boursier and Her Daughter,” circa 1873. Oil on canvas, 29 5/16 x 22 3/8 in. (74.5 x 56.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.30. (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)