Within the exhibition “Impressionism on the Path of Modernity”

150 artworks adorned with a "chocolate cup" at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

• "The Bohemian" by Edouard Manet is one of the most prominent exhibits.

  Photography: Eric Arrasas

• The Chocolate Cup by Renoir is part of the Louvre Abu Dhabi collection.

• Manuel Rabaté: “The exhibition is very important, as it stimulates thought, and is organized on an unprecedented level in the Arab Gulf region.”

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Louvre Abu Dhabi revealed the addition of the Chocolate Cup by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877-1878, to its holdings in an important acquisition, which was announced for the first time during the opening of the museum’s first international exhibition for this season, entitled “Impressionism on the path of modernity”, as part of its celebrations of the fifth anniversary of its founding. .

The painting depicts a young woman sitting with a cup of coffee or chocolate in front of her, and it may seem at first glance that she belongs to the middle class, sitting in a comfortable luxury house, but in fact it is to Marguerite Legrand, nicknamed Margot, who was a worker in the Montmartre district, and was a "model" of painting for Renoir In the mid-1870s, the painting focuses on the café, which was a scene or a recurring ritual of daily life in that period, as Renoir tended to deal with artistic forms and structural influences. year 1878.

The exhibition, which was inaugurated by the Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, yesterday morning, and receives the public until the fifth of next February, is the first of its kind and the most comprehensive in the region, and it is one of the three main exhibitions to be held on the sidelines of the museum’s cultural season activities. For the year 2022-2023.

The exhibition includes more than 150 artworks that shed light on the artists’ reactions to the social and economic fluctuations that took place in the period from the mid-1950s to the end of the same century, providing a new look at impressionism and that time period, and how artists interacted with the events it witnessed.

art dialogue

The works on display include more than 100 paintings, 40 artworks drawn and printed, 20 photographs, five dresses attributed to that time, as well as a contemporary installation, and the works are divided into 15 sections arranged on a chronological and thematic basis.

The exhibition also sheds light on Manet's role, descriptions of contemporary life, rural society, the precursors of impressionism, the presentation of the collection for the first time in 1874, the salon's artwork, the traveling look, the development of impressionism, and finally the new generation of it that we see today.

The exhibition provides visitors with the opportunity to contemplate the impressionist paintings created by Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Morezzo, Pissarro and Sisley, as if they were in dialogue with the works of painters of the previous generation such as Manet, as well as supporters of the realist scene in the fifties of the 19th century such as (Courbet, Rousseau, Corot). Or the so-called academic artists.

The exhibition also highlights the boundary, or rather the extent of fluctuation, that quickly emerged between the sides of this artistic movement, or between the call to adopt the modern method, and the desire to glorify nature alone.

Highlights include a selection of artworks from the Louvre Abu Dhabi Collection, including two paintings by Edouard Manet: The Bohemian, 1861-1862, Still Nature with Cuff and Garlic, 1861-1862, along with Alfred Sisley's La Ferrier Trail, 1872, and Gustave Caillebotte’s card game “Bézig”, 1881. Notable works on loan from the Musée d’Orsay include: the Terrace by Edouard Manet, 1868-1869, the Magpie by Claude Monet, 1868-1869, the parquet planers by Gustave Caillebotte, the hippodrome, and amateur cavalry near a chariot Edgar Degas, 1876-1887, and The Woman with a Coffeepot by Paul Cézanne, 1890-1895.

Unprecedented

The Director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manuel Rabaté, said that the exhibition “Impressionism on the Path of Modernity” is of great importance, as it stimulates thought, is organized on an unprecedented level in the Arab Gulf region, and expresses the meanings of determination and ambition. Art, promoting awareness of new perspectives, and supporting cultural communication and dialogue.

While the President of the General Organization of the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de la Orangerie - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Christophe Leribault, indicated that the exhibition includes an exceptional collection of loaned pieces, and responds to the aspirations of dialogue and openness at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, allowing the public to explore the modernity whose star rose in the second half. From the 19th century, embodied in the creations of artists such as Manet, Degas, Caillebotte and Monet.

Events that changed history

“Impressionism on the Path of Modernity” represents a tour of one of the most important periods of history, which extends from the mid-1950s to its end.

The works of the artists whose works appeared in the Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition provide a window into this unique historical moment.

The exhibition is mainly inspired by the Impressionist collection of the Musée d'Orsay, the first of its kind in the world.

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