October Issue 2001
The Columbia Museum Of Art in Columbia, SC, Offers Impressionism Exhibition
The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, is privileged to be the opening venue for the exhibition, From Fauvism to Impressionism: Albert Marquet at the Pompidou. The exhibition opens on Oct. 13 and runs through Dec. 30 and represents a major body of work from the renowned Centre George Pompidou in Paris, the museum that holds the bulk of the French nation's 20th century collections.
Albert Marquet ("pronounced Al BEAR Mar KAY") was born in 1875 and the exhibition covers the artist's work from 1900 until his death in 1947. Approximately 42 oil paintings and 15 works-on-paper make up the world's most extensive collection of Marquet's work. Included in the Columbia presentation is a portrait of the artist by Henri Matisse. The exhibition travels to only five venues in the United States.
Schooled under Gustav Moreau at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs alongside his friend Henri Matisse, Marquet was considered at the forefront of artistic achievement in France in his day. Bonds of friendship associated him with Matisse as well as Raoul Dufy, whom he painted alongside on the beaches of Normandy and Le Havre. He is most well known for his panoramic views of the quays along the Seine and the ports of the world with their docks, cranes, tugboats and ships at anchor; his atmospheric evocations of Paris in the mist and snow; and his appealing and unusual compositions and perspective. The exhibition demonstrates his virtuosity with the human figure and portraiture as well.
From Fauvism to Impressionism: Albert Marquet at the Pompidou is an exhibition from the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. The exhibition tour is organized and circulated by ArtReach International. The Columbia presentation is made possible, in part, by Bank of America. The Museum's Exhibition Program is made possible, in part, by the Commission of the Columbia Museum of Art.
On Oct. 13, from 2-3pm, David Setford, Director, ArtReach International and American Coordinating Curator for the exhibition, will give a slide-illustrated lecture, entitled, From Fauvism to Impressionism? The event is free with museum membership or admission.
The museum is offering guided tours, every Sat. at 1pm, beginning on Oct. 20. The tours are free with museum membership or admission.
Also on view through Jan. 21, 2002 is the exhibition, A Private Garden: The Jack and Elaine Folline Collection of the Works of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
For more information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the museum at call 803/799-2810 or on the web at (http://www.columbiamuseum.org).
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