"Degas & Pissarro, Alchemy of an Encounter"
1999-06-17 until 1999-08-22
Musee du Quebec
Quebec City, , CA Canada

This exhibition, for which the Musée du Québec holds exclusive North American rights, offers visitors an opportunity to discover extremely rare works by two major 19th-century artists, Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Camille Pissarro (1830-1903).

Degas & Pissarro, Alchemy of an Encounter constitutes a unique opportunity for discovering another facet of the talent of these two great artists who, of all Impressionists, were those most interested in printmaking. Their very personal approach to printmaking revealed their Impressionist leanings, tending to translate reality through its visual impact rather portraying it in minute detail. Flouting traditional processes, they participated in the printmaking revival marking the late 19th century. The exhibition includes 90 works (etchings, lithographs and monotypes) the majority (76) of which come from a private Swiss collection, whose quality and coherence are extraordinary.

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