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"Light and Darkness in 19th Century French Prints: Meryon, Bresdin, Bracquemond, Redon" Exhibition

National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
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Artists

Charles Meryon, Rodolphe Bresdin, Felix Bracquemond, Odilon Redon
As the popularity of lithographs, primarily produced by Romantic painters, waned in France during the first half of the 19th century, gradually the outlook for the production of prints as art works darkened. Print publishers widely distributed lithographs as book figures and satirical prints, thanks to the medium’s ability to mass produce images cheaply, but they were loathe to create labor-intensive prints. On the other hand, this was also a period that saw demand from conservatives for prints that reproduced the oil paintings of the masters of the past. In the midst of these conflicting trends, Meryon and Bresdin explored the expressive potential of printing techniques, creating works with their own unique world view. This process was then picked up and continued by Bracquemond, Redon, and other painters of the day. The black seen in their etchings and lithographs seemed to reflect the dark depths of their era and the human heart, while the white of the paper ground shines through as expressions of light. This exhibition introduces 40 prints by these four 19th century French painters who sought original expression in the print medium. We hope that visitors to the exhibition will enjoy the rich expression they achieved in their monochrome realms created in ink and paper.

[Image: Charles Meryon, "Eaux-fortes sur Paris: Le Petit Pont" (1850) National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo]

Schedule

Sep 18 (Sat) 2010-Nov 28 (Sun) 2010 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
9:30-17:30
Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays.
FeeAdults ¥500; University Students ¥250; High School Students and Under, Seniors 65 & Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free; Special Exhibition Fees are charged separately.
VenueNational Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/
Location7-7 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007
Access1 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 7 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line.
Phone050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial)
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