Cross Currents

The display which draws together works of French art from the Gallery’s permanent collection looks at the allure and excitement of new art from France that impacted on English artists, but also on Yorkshire-based collectors emerging from the enclosed world of late Victorian painting. From early acquisitions at the end of the 19th century to the taste for Barbizon and the spirit of the outdoors, to paintings of modern life and Gallery director (1934 – 45) Phillip Hendy’s pioneering efforts to bring works by the post-Impressionists Derain, Vuillard and Bonnard into the Leeds collection. The display will also include works by Doré, Courbet, Lucien Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Henri Fantin-Latour and others. Sculpture by Rodin and an acquisition new to Leeds and previously unseen - a bronze by Edgar Degas, ‘Portrait de femme, tête appuyée sur la main gauche (Portrait of a Woman: Head Resting on One Hand)’ given (2013) in lieu of tax from the estate of the notable British painter Lucien Freud, also feature in this display which draws together works of French art entirely from the Gallery’s permanent collection. Widely known for its collection of 20th century British art this display will bring to the fore a lesser known though nevertheless significant aspect of the Galleries holdings.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//yh000008?id=EVENT507687