Reservation
Toulouse-Lautrec (Phillips Collection)
and Frédéric (National Gallery of Art)
Washington, D.C.
Please reserve the following place(s) for
the excursion on April 29, 2017:
____ place(s) at $93.00 each for members
of the Mediterranean Society.
____ place(s) at $97.00 each for nonmembers.
TOTAL ENCLOSED
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The reservation deadline is April 14,
2017. Please mail this form and your
check, payable to the Mediterranean Society, to:
Nancy S. Saylor, Treasurer
Mediterranean Society of America
8701 Cherokee Rd.
Richmond, VA 23235
Phone : 804-231-0674
E-mail : [email protected]
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Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the Belle Époque
(Phillips Collection)
From the museum’s website: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) captured the heart
of Parisian nightlife in dynamic cabaret and café-concert scenes inspired by the city’s burgeoning entertainment district. A frequent visitor to lively hotspots in Montmartre, like the
Chat Noir, Mirliton, and Moulin Rouge, his record of local amusements fashioned a portrait of
modern Parisian life. Toulouse-Lautrec’s arrival
in the City of Light coincided with a resurgence
in printmaking, and his experiments with lithography revolutionized the field.
For the first time in the US, Toulouse-Lautrec
Illustrates the Belle Époque presents one of the
foremost collections of the artist’s lithographs
and posters. Drawn from the artist’s most prolific years (1891–1899), these iconic images and
rarely exhibited unique proofs provide insight
into his innovative and complex printmaking
process. Encompassing nearly 100 examples of
incomparable quality and color, these prints
celebrate the premier performers of the belle
époque—Aristide Bruant, Marcelle Lender, ChaU-Kao and others—cleverly caricatured through
Toulouse-Lautrec’s perceptive skills of observation and transformation. His modern aesthetic
and sharp wit immortalized Paris’s celebrity
elite, embraced bohemian culture, and fueled
the public imagination. Details can be found at
www.phillipscollection.org.
Frédéric Bazille and the Birth of Impressionism
(National Gallery of Art, East Building,
Upper Level and Mezzanine)
From the museum’s website: Despite his contributions to the birth of impressionism,
Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870) remains relatively
unknown. A thematic presentation of 75
works—including paintings by contemporaries
such as Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir—will
bring to light Bazille’s place as a central figure in
the movement. Several examples from the Gallery’s collection, which houses the largest group
of Bazille’s works outside of France, will be featured in the first major American exhibition on
the artist in almost 25 years. Paintings by his
predecessors, Gustave Courbet and Théodore
Rousseau, compared with those of Bazille, explore the sources and influences on his limited
but visionary oeuvre.
East Building. The East Building, previously
closed for renovation, is now open. The renovation adds 12,250 feet of exhibition space, including two tower galleries and a rooftop terrace for outdoor sculpture. This additional
space integrates new acquisitions including
those from the Corcoran Collection. There are
two new staircases and a new elevator.
Exhibitions in the West Building. East of the
Mississippi:
Nineteenth-Century American
Landscape Photography (Ground Floor, Inner
Tier); The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries (Ground Floor); Della
Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance
Florence (Main Floor); and The Urban Scene:
1920-1950 (Ground Floor). Details can be found
at www.nga.gov in current exhibitions.
Excursion on April 29, 2017
8:30 a.m.
Depart Richmond, VA, from
Holiday Inn Crossroads on
Staples Mill Road, just north
of Broad Street.
10:45 a.m. Arrive at the National Gallery
to see the Bazille exhibit etc.
and have lunch on your own.
1:15 p.m. Leave the National Gallery to
drive to the Phillips Collection
to see the Toulouse-Lautrec
Exhibit.
The Mediterranean Society
of America, Inc.
announces an
Excursion to See
Toulouse-Lautrec
Illustrates the
Belle Époque
(Phillips Collection)
and
Frédéric Bazille and the
Birth of Impressionism
(National Gallery of Art)
4:00 p.m. Depart Washington, D.C. for
Richmond, VA.
6:30 p.m. Approximate arrival time at
the Holiday Inn Crossroads,
Richmond, VA.
Contact: Nancy Saylor, 804-231-0674,
[email protected]
Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2017
The Mediterranean Society
of America
P.O. Box 14793
Richmond, Virginia 23221
"Friends Traveling Together"
Cancellation with full refund must be
received by the treasurer in writing
before the deadline for payment
(April 14, 2017). Substitutes are
allowed.
www.mediterranean-society.org
The cost of $93 for members and $97
for non-members includes entry fee
to Toulouse-Lautrec ($10), transportation in a 38–passenger bus and tip
for the bus driver. The cost is based
on a minimal participation of 16
people. Lunch will be on your own.