American painters in France by Grégory Vroman
Rather than limiting itself to John Singer Sargent, at the heart of the exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay, this conference will also explore the journey of other American painters who studied or stayed in France between the end of the Civil War and the interwar period.
Mary Cassatt, James Whistler, Edward Hopper, but also Robert Henri, Alfred Maurer, Childe Hassam or Winslow Homer, were marked by their passage in France, whether by academic teaching, the discovery of the avant-garde or the influence of European masters.
It will be a question not only to understand the impact of this stay on their work, but also to show, particularly in the case of Mary Cassatt, how some of them played an essential role in the diffusion and promotion of French art in the United States.
Price: 5€ for members of the association Les Amis du LaM - 8€ for non-members, ticket sales on site the same day.
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