Édouard MANET
French 1832–1883
The balcony
Le balcon
1868-69
oil on canvas
170.0 x 124.5 cm
Signed l.r.: Manet; undated
Bequest of Gustave Caillebotte to the nation, 1894;
transferred to the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 1986
RF 2772
© Photo RMN – Hervé Lewandowski

Principal Sponsor

Organised by the National Gallery of Victoria and Art Exhibitions Australia Limited in collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Indemnified by the Australian Government.

Paris, Sophistication, Impressionism, Excitement

Symposium: The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay

Paris in the 19th century was one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world. French art of the time reflected the sophisticated nature of this society. In this symposium international and Australian experts will deliver a series of papers examining the work of individual artists, such as Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and the Australian painter John Russell, in the context of The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay.

Saturday 19 June 2004, 9.30am - 4.00pm
RMIT Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street

Sponsored by the Australian International Cultural Foundation

The symposium includes:

Anne Roquebert, Conservateur, Musée d'Orsay
Degas, Lautrec and "Spectacles"

Dr Alan Krell, University of Western Sydney
A balcony, a loge, a prostitute... and a cartoon: Manet and Eva Gonzalès

Professor Roger Benjamin, Power Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, Power Institute, Sydney
Cézanne and radical still life practice

Dominique Lobstein, Chargé d'études documentaires, Musée d'Orsay
Étienne Moreau-Nélaton (1859-1927), Artist and critic, collector and donor

Dr Peter Rudd, Art Historian, Sydney
Émile Bernard, portrait of the artist as a young man

Dr Ann Galbally, Professional Associate of the School of Art History, Archaeology and Cinema, The University of Melbourne
Quo Vadis? John Russell in Paris 1885-88

The full program is available on the NGV webisite.

COST OPTIONS

 
Option 1 Ticket including symposium, exhibition viewing, refreshments & exhibition catalogue $90 Adult/$80 NGV Members/$60 Student
 

 
Option 2 Ticket including symposium, exhibition viewing & refreshments $50 Adult/$40 NGV Members/$25 Student
 

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