Rarely seen French Pastels from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, travel to Giverny
laCollection and the MFA present the French Pastels digital exhibition in Giverny, open until August 28th
The exhibition showcases digital renderings of pastel works from the collection of the MFA, Boston, by some of the greatest artists of the 19th century, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and more.
Eric woods, COO of the MFA Boston, and fellow laCollection’s collectors joined the French Pastels NFT exhibition opening right under the bedroom window of Claude Monet.
Technology let fragile pastels travel back to Normandy, where they were born 150 years ago
In 1890, Claude Monet bought a house in the village of Giverny and embarked on an ambitious project to create the gardens from which he would paint for the remainder of his life. In 1893, to the displeasure of his neighbors, Monet created a pond filled with white water lilies from France, South America and Egypt. In 1899, he began painting the water lilies, which would occupy him for the next 20 years.
VISIT THE EXHIBITION IN GIVERNY
July 29 — August 28
80 Rue Claude Monet — 27620 Giverny, France
Opened on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only
Daily afternoon guided visits
Free entrance
These pastels are available as digital lithographies on laCollection.io from July 14 to September 2022. Click here.
Useful links
- Exhibition which inspired the digital collection: ‘French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault’ (June 30, 2018–January 6, 2019), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- Video of Katie Hanson, Curator of European Paintings at MFA, Boston, presenting ‘Dancers Resting’ (c.1881–85) by Edgar Degas, pastel on paper mounted on paperboard.
