Turner to Cezanne

The Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau joins the Columbia Museum of Art in recognition of an important impressionist art exhibition of paintings to be on view for the first time in the United States.  The exhibition, Turner to Cezanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection National Museum Wales, will debut in Columbia, SC from March 6 through June 7, 2009. 

National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, is sending to the U.S. highlights from its remarkable Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings that is renowned for its beauty and quality. These works, which helped shape the course of Western art, were assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. The collection is exceptionally strong in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others, Cézanne, Corot, van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Pissarro, Renoir, Turner and Whistler. Turner to Cézanne features 53 stunning works of art, seen together in the United States for the first time. The exhibition will travel to only five venues and the Columbia Museum of Art is the opening venue. The Columbia presentation is made possible by the Blanchard Family.

Some highlights of the exhibition are Renoir's famous La Parisienne, which was included in the first show of Impressionism in 1874, a Monet Water Lilies, and van Gogh's panoramic Rain–Auvers, painted during the last week of the artist's life.

Where:

Main at Hampton Streets in the heart of downtown Columbia, South Carolina 
(1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201)

General Information:
803.799.2810

Group Rates and Tours: 
803.343.2209

Website:
http://www.columbiamuseum.org 

Exhibition Hours:
Tuesdays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fridays 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
*Closed Mondays and major holidays.

Museum Shop:
Open during Museum hours.

Turner to Cézanne Admission:
Advance ticket purchases by date are strongly recommended.  Admission is $15 for adults; $12 for students and military; free for members.  Group admission is $12 per person for 10 people or more.  Tickets will not be mailed, but will be available at the admission desk.

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