Exhibitions
June 30, 2012 - April 21, 2013
Paintings of idyllic farmland and pristine parkland are included in this exhibition of American art from the Arkell collections. Thomas Doughty's idealized depiction of early New England's backwoods and Albert Bierstadt's painting of the majesty of Yellowstone are among the wilderness views. The exhibition also features pastoral and poetic and landscapes by George Inness, Ralph Blakelock, Henry W. Ranger and J. Alden Weir.
May 28, 2012 - October 23, 2012
This is a rare opportunity to view pastels and watercolors by America’s leading Impressionist artists including Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Theodore Robinson, and Maurice Prendergast. Pastels and watercolors first gained recognition as finished works of art when French and American...
October 27, 2012 - October 20 2013
This exhibition features remarkable American Impressionist paintings from the Arkell collections. Twelve paintings recently returned from the Fenimore Art Museum's exhibition "American Impressionism: Paintings of Light and Life" will be featured along with other treasures from the permanent collection. Sun-dappled views of France and America by Childe Hassam, John Twachtman, Theodore Robinson, J. Alden Weir, and Edward Redfield are among the notable paintings in this exhibition. Most American Impressionists spent time in Paris and Monet’s hometown of Giverny where they saw the work of French Impressionists. Once they returned to America they made the new Impressionist style their own. Views of the New England countryside, coastal communities and New York City were popular subjects for the American Impressionists. The exhibition includes Robinson's "Josephine in the Garden" in Giverny, Hassam's "Provincetown", Twachtman’s "Gloucester Harbor" and Ernest Lawson’s "Brooklyn Bridge."
