This beautiful exhibition brings together
approximately fifty paintings by renowned
French artists Claude Monet and Henri
Matisse and Australian impressionist John
Peter Russell.
In the late nineteenth century these artists
were all drawn to Belle-Île, off the coast of
Brittany, France, by their desire to capture
on canvas the island’s dramatic,
storm-tossed coastline. Russell made his
home on Belle-Île for two decades and his
studio, ‘l’atelier des vents’ (the studio of
the winds), was frequented by many
well-known artists including the sculptor
Auguste Rodin.
Today, Russell's work is more widely
recognised in France than in Australia.
'Belle-Île: Monet, Russell and Matisse in
Brittany' places Russell within the context of two leading French artists, and shows the impact of
this important Australian impressionist through his extraordinary paintings of Belle-Île.
Exhibition organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
IMAGE:
John Peter Russell, 1859-1930
Roc Toul (Roche Guibel) c.1904-5
Oil on canvas
98.4 x 128cm
Gift
of Lady Trout 1979
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
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