Exhibition of works by Camille Pissarro and his sons Lucien and Georges, drawn from the IMA's collection, tracing the family's influence from Impressionism to Neo-Impressionism.
Impressionism Across Generations: The Pissarro Family Legacy is open now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road. It brings together works by Camille Pissarro and his sons, Lucien and Georges, all drawn from the museum's permanent collection and shown together for the first time. The paintings span the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, tracing the family's experimentation with brushwork and color and its influence on movements from Impressionism to Neo-Impressionism.
Camille was a guiding force of Impressionism and mentored a generation of artists, including his own sons. Lucien, a pioneering Neo-Impressionist, eventually pushed his father to briefly adopt the radical pointillist technique—an unusual instance of influence flowing from son to father. Seeing their work side by side makes that dynamic a lot easier to spot.
The IMA's collection is billed as the largest of Impressionist art outside Europe, with works by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet. The show is presented at Newfields, the 152-acre cultural campus that opened in 2010 and also houses the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park and a botanical garden.
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Admission is included with General Admission and free for Members. Advance tickets are recommended but not required.
Date
17 October – 10 January
Price
Paid
Recommended Age
+14 years
