THE
IMPRESSIONIST PALETTE
in the Cove Gallery
July
13, 2002- August 25, 2002
July
13 through August 25, 2002, the Reading
Public Museum's mini-exhibit in the Cove
Gallery will feature Impressionist paintings
from the permanent collection.
Art
critic Robert Hughes observed that by the
end of the 20th century American Impressionism
could mean almost anything and this mini-exhibit
suggests the truth of this statement. Visitors
will delight with the most French-like of
American Impressionists, Childe Hassam,
to the evocative, quiet atmosphere of an
Emil Carlsen painting. William Merritt Chase's
Portrait of a Young Girl and My Palette,
and J. Alden Weir's Rabbit - Still Life
are included in the mini-exhibit and are
exquisite examples of these artists' earlier
work prior to their adoption of Impressionist
style and painting technique. As a counterpoint
to Chase's painting of My Palette, one of
Chase's actual palettes will be included
in the mini-exhibit. Other artists in the
mini-exhibit are John LaFarge, Edward W.
Redfield, and Robert Reid.
Robert
Metzger, Ph.D
Director, CEO, Chief Curator Reading
Public Museum |
