If you love Monet and American abstraction in the '50s, head to the Musée de l'Orangerie until August 20, 2018. The exhibition Water Lilies, American Abstraction and the Last Monet revisits the American public's reception to the presentation of the last Monet.
In the 2nd basement of the Musée de l'Orangerie, in the rooms adjacent to the eight Water Lilies paintings in theOrangerie collection (out of the 250 painted by Monet), the exhibition will display several Water Lilies alongside 20 works by artists from thecontemporary School of American Abstraction.
In 1955, Alfred Barr exhibited a large panel of Water Lilies (W1992) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The painting was presented as "a bridge between the naturalism of early Impressionism and the most advanced contemporary school of abstraction" in New York.
In New York, Claude Monet became almost contemporary with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis, Philip Guston, Joan Mitchell, Mark Tobey, Sam Francis, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Ellsworth Kelly, considered an "abstract impressionist".
His paintings, depicting water lilies in the ponds of Giverny, the reflections of sky and vegetation in the water, from morning to night over more than 100 meters long, are an Impressionist masterpiece, still relevant today!
At the entrance to the Water Lilies, a tribute will be paid to Ellsworth Kelly, the American abstract artist who died in 2015, and whose work never ceased to interact with Monet's.
We'd love to see it!
Please note that it's been over 4 years since our last visit, so the place and experience may have changed.
Dates and Opening Time
From April 13, 2018 to August 20, 2018
Location
Musée national de l'Orangerie
Jardin Tuileries
75001 Paris 1
Access
Metro 1, 8 and 12, Concorde station
Prices
entrée -26 ans, et 1er dianche du mois pour tous: Free
tarif réduit: €6.5
tarif normal: €9
Official website
www.musee-orangerie.fr
More information
Opening hours: 9am-6pm, closed on Tuesdays
