HSBC proudly presents “Beyond the Frame” a look behind the bigger picture of some of the world’s most important impressionist art.
In this season we’re looking at the rebellion of the impressionists – it wasn’t all dreamy brushwork, but rife with bravery, breaking stereotypes and smashing perceptions.
In an international exclusive, the NGV presents a major exhibition of more than 100 masterworks of French Impressionism in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), an institution renowned world-wide for its rich holdings of Impressionist paintings. Part of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition series, French Impressionism features works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt and more – including 79 works that have never-before-been exhibited in Australia. These important loans from the MFA’s collection provide a rare opportunity to see a significant grouping of Impressionist masterworks in Australia.
