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Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color

On view October 11, 2014 through January 11, 2015

Claude Monet, "Port of Dieppe, Evening", 1882. Oil on canvas, 27 ¼ x 28 ¾ inches, Collection of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Montgomery H. W. Ritchie, 1996.2.7.
Claude Monet, Port of Dieppe, Evening, 1882. Oil on canvas, 27 ¼ x 28 ¾ inches, Collection of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Gift of Montgomery H. W. Ritchie, 1996.2.7.

Few places continue to enthrall us like Paris and the rich legacy of the artists who made the “City of Light” their home. Together, these artists, including the well-known leaders of French impressionism—Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley—came to define 19th-century Parisian modernity, bringing to life the cafés, city streets, and brightly lit seaside resorts of the French capital and its environs. Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color showcased 55 masterpieces from the renowned collection of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. 

Organized by the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis.