Worcester Art Museum’s Frontiers of Impressionism to Debut in Worcester April 1 Before Beginning International Tour
Exhibition Will Highlight the Museum’s Impressionist Holdings, With Over Half of the Featured Artworks Displayed for the First Time in Decades
John Henry Twachtman, The Waterfall, about 1890, oil on canvas, Museum Purchase, 1907.91
Worcester, MA—December 1, 2022—This April, the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) will present Frontiers of Impressionism, an exhibition that paints a global picture of Impressionism, exploring the evolution and expansion of the revolutionary artistic movement through time and space.
Frontiers of Impressionism chronicles the emergence of Impressionism in 19th-century France, its subsequent expansion to much of Europe and the United States, and the lasting changes the movement has brought to the art world.
Framed through the lens of the Museum’s collection, the exhibition will highlight over 30 artists, including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and Max Slevogt. Approximately half of the works in the exhibition will be on view for the first time in decades.
The exhibition opens April 1 and runs through June 25, 2023.
“Frontiers of Impressionism demonstrates just how revolutionary these artworks were when they were created,” said Matthias Waschek, the Jean and Myles McDonough Director of the Worcester Art Museum. “The Worcester Art Museum has been collecting Impressionist paintings since the Museum opened 125 years ago, and many were acquired when these artists were still living.
To have this exhibition make its debut here in Worcester before embarking on an international tour allows WAM to continue our commitment to connect the Worcester area with the world.”