I just returned from a long weekend in Chicago where I thoroughly enjoyed Van Gogh and the Avant-garde: The Modern Landscape. If you will be in Chicago anytime before September 4, 2023, I can’t recommend the exhibit enough. I was transported to the Seine and the suburbs of Paris in the 1880s. Beautifully curated, the exhibit features formative and unique works by Van Gogh, Seurat, Signac, Charles Angrand and Emile Bernard. https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9639/van-gogh-and-the-avant-garde-the-modern-landscape
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Sapulpa, OK, USA
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What a wonderful experience! I wish we could go, but that's out of the question. Will it be exhibited anywhere else?
There's a Rodin and friends exhibit in Oklahoma City this month; I'm going to try to squeeze in a day there soon.
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OP
Seattle, WA
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Jane, the exhibit moves on to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in October and runs through January 14, 2024. The exhibit will have a slightly different name in Amsterdam - Van Gogh along the Seine.
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Sapulpa, OK, USA
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JenS, we’re going to be in the Netherlands, in Leiden, in October! I will definitely follow up on this. Thank you!
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OP
Seattle, WA
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Jane, that works!
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Sapulpa, OK, USA
6293 posts
I just checked the Van Gogh Museum website; it looks like there are plenty of tickets for the dates we'll be in Leiden.
Thank you so much!
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OP
Seattle, WA
330 posts
Jane, so glad to hear that. We were just in the Netherlands (one of my favorite destinations) this past April and had a wonderful morning at the Van Gogh Museum. Leiden is lovely. Enjoy your trip!
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Central US
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JenS - Thank you for posting this!
I just got tickets and am heading to Chicago later this month to see the exhibit.
I wouldn’t have known about it if not for your post. So thank you!
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OP
Seattle, WA
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Samatudd, enjoy the exhibit!
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Central US
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Thank you! I’m looking forward to it.
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Chicago
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Thanks, Jen for your original post. I am just returned from the exhibit. Somehow, it slipped my calendar. Your post reminded me.
We are so lucky in Chicago to have a number of amazing special exhibits which, in keeping with the Art Institute's strong collections, often focus on Van Gogh, the Impressionists, Seurat. This particular exhibit was yet another approach to Van Gogh and his contemporaries. Many chances for comparisons that I have missed for years when enjoying Van Gogh separately from other artists. As noted, beautifully curated.
Highly recommend to anyone in the area. (or in other upcoming venues!)
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OP
Seattle, WA
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ORDTraveler, I’m so glad that you were able to see the show. The Art Institute of Chicago is a gem!
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Central US
118 posts
JenS, we went to Chicago yesterday to see this exhibit - it was wonderful. Your description of being ”transported to the Seine and the suburbs of Paris in the 1880s” is exactly how I felt. I’m so glad you posted about it.
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OP
Seattle, WA
330 posts
Samatudd, that’s great! So happy to hear that you enjoyed the exhibit.