Monet and Venice
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (detail), 1908. Oil on canvas. 26 1/8 x 36 7/8 in. (66.358 x 93.663). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Lockton Collection, 70.76
Although Claude Monet visited Venice only once, his paintings of the city are among his most dazzling. This exhibition, co-organized with the Brooklyn Museum, is the first dedicated to Monet’s Venetian cityscapes since their debut over a century ago. Featuring more than 100 artworks, the exhibition places Monet’s Venice paintings alongside select works from across his career, including his Water Lilies, as well as Venetian views by artists such as Renoir, Sargent, and Canaletto. Unlike the bustling scenes painted by other artists, Monet’s Venice is eerily deserted, its architecture, buildings, and canals dissolving in an encompassing, hazy light he described as the enveloppe. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience Monet’s vision of the famed Italian city.
In the news
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews
Nothing short of a revelation.
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Walker Mimms, New York Times
Even on vacation, the father of French Impressionism couldn’t resist the pull of optics and art history.
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Ariella Budick, Financial Times
A radiant exhibition.
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This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Brooklyn Museum.
Presenting Sponsors
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn
David Hooker Spencer
Diane B. Wilsey
Barbara A. Wolfe
Lead Sponsors
Michael Taylor Trust
San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums
Major Support
Dagmar Dolby
Henderson Family Foundation
The Herbst Foundation, Inc.
David Hooker Spencer
The Wollenberg Foundation
Significant Support
Cheryl Frank and Michael Linn
Gretchen B. Kimball
The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation
Jason Moment and Honora Kerr
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Robert G. O'Donnell
Mary Beth and David Shimmon
Generous Support
Annette Alioto
Genevieve and Matthew Anderson
Robert H. Beadle
The Louis L. Borick Foundation
Jack Calhoun and Trent Norris
Iris S. Chan and Michael Chan, M.D.
Christie’s
Katie Colendich and Albert d'Hoste
Robert F. Domergue Jr.
Leslie and George Hume
Debbie and Blake Jorgensen
Wendy W. Kwok
Christine and Pierre Lamond
Bill and Stephanie Mellin
Ella Qing Hou and J. Sanford Miller
Christina Ongerth
Lynn and Edward Poole
Roxanne and David Soward
Gwynned Vitello
Lisa and Jim Zanze
Additional support is provided by Gwynn and Mitchel August, Melinda Dunn, Marion and Jack Euphrat Philanthropic Fund, the Frances K. and Charles D. Field Foundation, David A. Fraze and Gary H. Loeb, John Garfinkle, Katherine Harris, Tom Keyser & The Gavia Charitable Fund, Marie and George Hecksher, The JEC Foundation, Mary Frances Kelly-Poh, Jill H. Kramer, Robin Rosa Laub, Andy and Carrick McLaughlin, Randall and Teal Momota, Jan and Bob Newman, Susan Peick, Nelli and Kevin Perkins, Nancy and Alan Schatzberg, Carol and Randolph Selig, Robert K. and Barbara Straus Foundation, and Kirsten Wolfe.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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