The exhibition was put together with cooperation from the Musée du Louvre in Paris and will feature more than 110 paintings and prints by Corot, Renoir, Sisley, Braque and others who were influenced by Corot.

Event Details:

Location: The National Museum of Western Art
Dates: June 14th through August 31st, 2008
Hours: 9:30 – 5:30 (Fridays 9:30 – 8:00), Closed on Mondays, except open on July 21 and August 11, and closed on July 22nd (Tuesday).
Admission: General: Y1,500, College students: Y1,100, High school students: Y700
Access: The closest stations are JR Ueno, Keisei Ueno and Tokyo Metro Ueno (map & directions).

Photo Credit: Wikimedia, Camille Corot – Woman with a Pearl

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Both men had a love of nature and depicted joyful scenes in their work. On display are 50 paintings by the elder Renoir, including “The Swing” (1876) and “The Country Dance” (1883), and still photographs from 15 films directed by the younger Renoir, including “A Day in the Country” (1936) and “Picnic on the Grass” (1959).

The Bunkamura Museum of Art describes the show as follows:

The show illuminates the close relationship and common devotion to their vocation shared by father and son, through people and places they were familiar with or by direct comparisons of master works from each. This unique-style exhibition will be held for the first time in Japan with the full cooperation from the Orsay Museum in Paris.

Event Details:

Dates: Feb. 2-May 6, 2008.
Location: The Bunkamura Museum of Art (next to Tokyu Honten department store)
Directions. 7-min. walk from Hachiko Exit, JR Shibuya Station (map)
Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri. & Sat. till 9 p.m.; from April 26, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.)
Admission: ¥1,400 (Adult)

Photo Credit: Wikimedia

Post from: The Tokyo Traveler