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Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
25 Nov 2023 — 10 Mar 2024 at Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
This temporary exhibition showcases the remarkable works on paper created by the Impressionist masters, spanning from Edgar Degas to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The display highlights the artists' innovative approaches to drawing, printmaking, and other works on paper, offering insight into their creative processes and the experimental nature of Impressionist art. Visitors will discover how these artists used paper as a medium to explore light, movement, and form in ways that complemented and sometimes challenged their more famous paintings.
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Edgar Degas
1834–1917 · Impressionism
Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864–1901 · Post-impressionism
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa, known as Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce popular works of art from…
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Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and…