In Bloom

Painting Flowers in the Age of Impressionism
July 19, 2015 – October 11, 2015

In Bloom explores the development of nineteenth-century French floral still-life painting, and features about 60 paintings by Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, and others.

The colorful exhibition demonstrates how a traditional genre was reinvented by nineteenth-century artists, as the art world's focus was shifting to modernism. Curated locally by Angelica Daneo, associate curator of painting and sculpture at the DAM. Organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the DAM will be the last stop for this exhibition.

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Hamilton Building, Level 2
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Édouard Manet, (French, 1832–1883), Flowers in a Crystal Vase, ca. 1882. Oil on canvas, 127⁄8 × 95⁄8 in. (32.7 × 24.5 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection,1970.17.37

Vincent van Gogh, (Dutch, 1853–1890; Active in France), Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies, 1887. Oil on canvas, 311⁄2 × 263⁄8 in. (80 × 67 cm), Triton Collection Foundation.

Simon Saint-Jean (French, 1808–1860), The Gardener (La Jardinière), 1837. Oil on canvas; 63 × 46-1/2 in. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, deposit of Centre nationale des arts plastiques (France) (FNAC PFH-8116) © MBA Lyon, photo Basset

In Bloom: Painting Flowers in the Age of Impressionism is co-organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. It is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Local support is provided by Adolph Coors Foundation Exhibition Endowment Fund; Singer Family Foundation; Wells Fargo; Baryn, Daniel, and Jonathan Futa; Beatrice Taplin; Polly and Mark Addison; Bette MacDonald; the generous donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign; and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine, CBS4, Comcast Spotlight, and The Denver Post. Special thanks to ScentCommunication. The installation of The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read by Kutluğ Ataman is made possible through the generous support of Baryn, Daniel, and Jonathan Futa. Additional support is provided by Polly and Mark Addison.