More than 65 Impressionist masterpieces from the collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris are on show at the Art Gallery of South Australia until 29 July. Exclusive to Adelaide, the exhibition charts the revolution of colour that drove Impressionism’s radical reshaping of painting in the 19th century.
Curated by Marine Kisiel and Paul Perrin of the Musée d’Orsay, the presentation visualises shifts towards a modern palette of lighter, brighter colours – from the dark tones of Manet’s Spanish-influenced paintings to Renoir’s rosey female figures and the vibrant greens and blues of the French countryside by Cézanne, Monet and Pissarro. Fittingly, the exhibition is staged in one of Australia’s few 19th century gallery spaces, the Elder Wing, which reflects the light-filled interior of the museum in France.
