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French
Kiss: ArtPoint’s Bastille Day Celebration
Birth of Impressionism:
Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
Where: de Young
When: July 14, 2010
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Toast
the storming of the Bastille and the
dawn of the modern era with ArtPoint.
Join us on Wednesday, July 14, at the
de Young, for a night of revelry and
an after-hours viewing of Birth of Impressionism:
Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay.
The romance, the art, the joie de vivre!
Please your palate with light, French-inspired
fare and an array of specialty drinks
from our open bar, including some deliciously
unique absinthe cocktails. Expand your
knowledge of European art and lose all
inhibition on the dance floor with music
from Bardot A Go Go. French Kiss takes
inspiration from many eras throughout
the history of France, calling for you
to dress festively and prepare to immerse
yourself in all things French.
Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces
from the Musée d’Orsay presents nearly
100 works by the famous masters who called
France their home during the mid-to-late
19th century and from whose midst arose
one of the most original and recognizable
of all artistic styles, Impressionism.
The exhibition begins with paintings
by the great academic artist Bouguereau
and the arch-Realist Courbet, and includes
American expatriate Whistler’s Arrangement
in Gray and Black, No. 1, known to many
as “Whistler’s Mother.” Manet, Monet,
Renoir, and Sisley are showcased with
works dating from the 1860s through 1880s,
and a selection of Degas paintings depict
the ballet, the racetrack, and life in
the Belle Époque.
Attire: Third Estate, Aristocrat,
Starving Artist, Coco Chanel—you decide!
Tickets: http://frenchkiss.eventbrite.com/
General Admission:
$65 ArtPoint members
$85 Non-Members
ArtPoint Gratefully acknowledges:
Event Chairs: Gary Coover,
Ayelet Konrad, Consuelo Pierrepont
Please note: No one under
the age of 21 will be admitted. No refunds
or exchanges. Tickets are non-transferrable.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
November 13, 2010 - Moulin Rouge Party
Van
Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, and Beyond: Post-Impressionist
Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay
Where: de
Young
Times and ticket prices TBD
ArtPoint Gratefully acknowledges:
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