What are the highlights of the European masterpieces from the Cincinnati Art Museum exhibition?
The Cincinnati Museum of Art, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest art museums in the United States, boasting a collection of over 70,000 works. This exhibition features 84 works selected from its rich collection, 81 of which are being shown to the public in Japan for the first time. The exhibits systematically trace the evolution of modern European art from the 19th to the 20th centuries, following the lines of Romanticism and Academicism, the Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, the Nabis School, Cubism, and Expressionism. It is like a three-dimensional "textbook of modern art," bringing together masterpieces by Corot, Courbet, Cézanne, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Picasso, Modigliani, Chagall, and many more.
What are some must-see works at the European masterpieces from the Cincinnati Art Museum exhibition?
This exhibition features a collection of masterpieces, including Monet's *The Rocks of Belleville*, depicting the French coast; Cézanne's early still life *Still Life with Bread and Eggs*; Van Gogh's *Two Figures in a Poplar Grove*; and Gauguin's *Mahana Maa*, from his Hippodrome period. Courbet's *Twilight in Vevey* is also the first Courbet work to be exhibited in the United States. In addition to paintings, five precious sculptures by artists such as Deauga and Giacometti are on display, including Deauga's ballerina sculpture. The exhibition is located at the Ueno Royal Museum in Ueno Park, approximately a 3-minute walk from the park exit of JR Ueno Station, making it ideal for a half-day art and cultural trip.