Monet: The Early Years
Feb. 25-May 29, 2017
A visit to San Francisco’s Legion of Honor is always a pleasure. Monet: The Early Years is the first major U.S. exhibition focused on the early period of Claude Monet’s artistic life. Approximately 60 paintings will be shown, and their arrangement will trace the evolution of his artistry from 1858 through 1872. Works have been drawn from top collections like the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Pieces from public and private collections are also represented. Monet’s mastery of varied genres early in his life before impressionism and his involvement in shaping that movement are apparent in this show. 415.750.3600, legionofhonor.famsf.org Darlene G. Davies
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Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Claude Monet, 1869. Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 81.3 cm (39 1/2 x 32 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. -
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La Grenouillère, Claude Monet, 1869. Oil on canvas, 75 x 100 cm (29 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer, 1929. -
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Luncheon on the Grass, Central Panel, Claude Monet, 1865–66. Oil on canvas, 248 x 217 cm (97 5/8 x 85 3/8 in.). Musée d’Orsay, Paris. -
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Argenteuil, Claude Monet, 1872. Oil on canvas, 50.4 x 65.2 cm (19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection. -
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On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, Claude Monet, 1868. Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 100.7 cm (32 1/16 x 39 5/8 in.). The Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection. 1922.427. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago. -
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The Magpie, Claude Monet, 1869. Oil on canvas, 89 x 130 cm (35 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.). Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
