"Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay 1999 — The Dreams and Realities of the 19th Century"
1999-09-14 until 1999-12-12
National Museum of Western Art
Tokyo, , JP Japan

This exhibition presents a continuation of the well-received La Modernité — Collection du Musée dOrsay held in 1996 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum and the Kobe City Museum of Art (with the curatorial assistance of The National Museum of Western Art). The theme of the current exhibition is the two main trends in 19th century European art, namely the romantic or idealist trend and the realist trend. These two movements were at once mutually antagonistic and interacting, with both producing dynamic experiments in the search for ever newer forms of expression. The present exhibition is divided into five sections introducing separate themes and features close to 200 works from a variety of genres, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architectural design, drawings, and photographs. All of the works are superb examples drawn from the collections of the Musée dOrsay, and include works famous in art history by artists such as Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, and Henri Rousseau. In addition to the exhibitins introduction of the specific themes chosen for this exhibition, this selection of works provides an overview of the Musée dOrsays entire collection.

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