Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute to Launch First International Tour of Masterpieces from the Collection
STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE TO LAUNCH FIRST INTERNATIONAL TOUR OF MASTERPIECES FROM THE COLLECTION Works to Travel to Leading Museums in Milan, Giverny, Barcelona in 2011, Fort Worth, London, and Montreal in 2012, Japan and China in 2013-2014 Tour Announcement Press Conference and Panel Discussion January 26 in Madrid For Immediate Release WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Continuing its commitment to global outreach and cultural exchange, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will tour masterpieces from its collection of nineteenth-century European paintings to leading museums around the world beginning this spring. The Clark’s first-ever international tour of masterpieces from its collection will include many of the greatest works from its extraordinary holdings of French Impressionism and European paintings. The exhibition features 73 paintings, including works by Pierre- Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro, as well as by Pierre Bonnard, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Paul Gauguin, Jean-François Millet, Alfred Sisley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, William- Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme. “As we embark on this exciting three-year tour, the Clark is delighted to have this unprecedented opportunity to share some of its best-known and most beloved works with a broader global audience,” said Director Michael Conforti. “It is our hope that this exhibition of the best of the Clark’s famous nineteenth century painting collection will encourage the cross-cultural exchange of new ideas and the discovery of common ground, paving the way to greater mutual understanding and cooperation through the arts.” The tour will launch in Milan, on March 2 at the Palazzo Reale, and remain open through June 19.
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