Icons of modern Art: The Shchukin Collection, 22 Oct 2016 — 05 Mar 2017
Exhibitions

Icons of modern Art: The Shchukin Collection

Fondation Louis Vuitton, 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi Bois de Boulogne, 75116

Visitors from the entire world can now book tickets for the exhibition “Icons of Modern Art – The Shchukin Collection”, which will take place at Fondation Louis Vuitton from October 22nd 2016 to March, 5th 2017.

The exhibition pays tribute to one of the greatest art patrons of the early 20th century, Sergei Shchukin, the visionary Russian collector of French modern art, and will constitute one of the most prominent events of the France-Russia Year of Cultural Tourism 2016-2017. At the heart of French modern Art of the 20th century From the end of the 19th century, Sergei Shchukin, the leading Moscow industrialist, began to integrate himself into the Parisian arts milieu of the era, which tasked itself with defending the impressionist, post-impressionist and modern movements. Shchukin forged relationships with modern art dealers Paul Durand-Ruel, Berthe Weill, Ambroise Vollard, Georges Bernheim and Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, and celebrated artists Monet and Matisse. These friendships heavily influenced the formation of his collection, which remains one of the most radical art collections of its time.
Thanks to the generous contribution of the Hermitage Museum and the Pushkin State Museum, which took part in the creation of the project, the exhibition will have the opportunity to present a significant ensemble of 130 major pieces by the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern masters from the Shchukin collection. There will be a particular emphasis on the art of Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, Rousseau, Derain, Matisse and Picasso, alongside works from Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh.

Contacts & Details

OPENING TIMES:

Mon 12pm – 7pm;
Wed – Fri 12pm – 7pm;
Sat – Sun 11am – 8pm

T: +33 1 40 69 96 00
M: contact@fondationlouisvuitton.fr
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ADDRESS
Fondation Louis Vuitton, 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi Bois de Boulogne, 75116

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