PARIS, Oct 3 — For fall 2016, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is holding an exhibition of work from the collection of Sergei Shchukin, a leading patron and collector of French art in the early 20th century. The exhibition runs October 22, 2016, to February 20, 2017, as part of the France-Russia Year of Cultural Tourism.
The exhibition will showcase 130 works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern art masters, all from the collection of Sergei Shchukin, including works by Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, Rousseau, Derain, Matisse and Picasso, as well as Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh.
The show will also examine the Shchukin collection’s impact on the development of Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism and Constructivism, through some 30 works. These include paintings, paper collages, constructions, reliefs and two sculptures, including pieces from major names of Russian art, such as Malevich, Rodchenko, Larionov, Tatline, Popova and Rozanova.
Sergei Shchukin was a Russian businessman who, from 1898, began to forge relationships with art dealers like Paul Durand-Ruel and Ambroise Vollard, then Berthe Weill, Eugène Druet, Clovis Sagot, Georges Bernheim and Daniel Henry-Kahnweiler. While Henry-Kahnweiler largely influenced the nature of his collection, the industrialist’s relationships with Henri Matisse and Picasso also played a role in his tastes and acquisitions.
To celebrate the 2016-2017 France-Russia Year of Cultural Tourism, the Fondation Louis Vuitton exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of events, including dance and musical performances, highlighting the artistic dialogue between France and Russia in the early 20th century.
Launched April 4, 2016, the France-Russia Year of Cultural Tourism seeks to boost visitor exchanges between the two countries, promoting the tourism potential of regions less frequently visited by the public and their cultural heritage in particular
“Icons of Modern Art. The Shchukin Collection” runs October 22, 2016, to February 20, 2017, at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France.
More information: www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/ — AFP-Relaxnews
