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French Moderns at the Frick

The Vineyards at Cagnes
The Vineyards at Cagnes (1908) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

French Moderns, at the Frick Art Museum through October 11, brings an impressive collection of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, and more to Pittsburgh. There are even a couple of Academics thrown in to show us what the moderns were rebelling against. Here is a selection from the show.

Un Embarras du choix
Un Embarras du choix (An Embarrassment of Riches, before 1873) by Jehan Georges Vibert.
Madame Boursier and Her Daughter
Madame Boursier and Her Daughter (c. 1873) by Berthe Morisot
The Climb
The Climb, Rue de la Côte-du-Jalet, Pontoise (1875), by Camille Pissarro.
Flood at Moret
Flood at Moret (1879), by Alfred Sisley.
Nude Woman Drying Herself
Nude Woman Drying Herself (c. 1884–1886), an unfinished painting by Edgar Degas.
The Village of Gardanne
The Village of Gardanne (1885–1886), an unfinished painting by Paul Cézanne.
The End of the Working Day
The End of the Working Day (1886–1887), by Jules Breton.
Jacob Wrestling the Angel
Jacob Wrestling the Angel (c. 1905–1910), by Odilon Redon.
Detail of Jacob and the angel
Detail of Jacob and the angel.
The Regatta
The Regatta (c. 1908–1910), by Raoul Dufy.
Composition in Red and Blue
Composition in Red and Blue (1930), by Fernand Léger.


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