"Giovanni Segantini: Light and Mountains" Exhibition

Sompo Museum of Art

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Artists

Giovanni Segantini

Giovanni Segantini (1858-99) is known as an artist who painted many landscapes in the Swiss Alps. In the early years, Segantini painted farm life in his home country of Italy using a style heavily influenced by the French artist Millet. He was later drawn to the Swiss Alps and moved to a mountainous area at a higher altitude and with brighter sunlight to begin painting landscapes set against the expansive mountainscapes of the Alps. It was around this time that he established his Neo-Impressionistic style expressed in bright colors that influenced the avant-garde art of the following generation. In his last years, he became a leading Symbolist artist by adopting such themes as motherhood, life and death.

This exhibition will take the viewer through the life of Segantini, showcasing approximately 60 carefully selected paintings from collections at the Segantini Museum in Switzerland and other domestic and overseas sources. Enjoy the fascinating world of Segantini on the occasion of this retrospective exhibition, the first to be held in Japan in 33 years.

Schedule

Nov 23 (Wed) 2011-Dec 27 (Tue) 2011

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice	Until 20:00 on Fridays, Open on December 26th

Fee

Venue

Sompo Museum of Art
https://www.sompo-museum.org/en/

Location

1-26-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338

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Access

5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR, Keio or Odakyu line. 5 minute walk from exit A15 at Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi line. 5 minute walk from the West exit of Shinjuku-nishiguchi Station on the Toei Oedo line.

Phone

050-5541-8600

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