Want to see a Van Gogh original, up close in Singapore? The Birth of Venus (1863), the Alexandre Cabanel painting that Napoleon III purchased? Or Spring (1868-1873), the dewy freshness of the season captured in Jean-François Millet’s landscape painting?
If you’ve yet to visit the recently renovated Musée d’Orsay, you don’t have to travel to Paris to see these famed paintings. Over 140 selected paintings, photographs and drawings from the French museum are currently exhibited at the National Museum.
Exhibited at the National Museum: Spring (1868-1873) by Jean-François Millet; The Birth of Venus (1863) by Alexandre Cabanel and Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888-1889) by Vincent van Gogh
At Dreams & Reality, selected artworks from 1848-1912 will be showcased; a spectrum of masterpieces ranging from the earlier realist paintings of the period to Post-Impressionist art by artists of the ilk of Paul Cézanne and Claude Monet.
These paintings make their first-ever and only Southeast Asian stop, after a three-month exhibition at the Seoul Arts Centre in Korea.
Highlights include Dancers Climbing a Staircase (1886-1990) by Edgar Degas and Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888-1889), a precursor to the famed Starry Night (1889).
While many have seen these paintings online or in a book catalogue, there’s nothing quite like seeing these famed oil canvases up close. Some of these paintings span over a metre wide, their grandeur ever more apparent in-person.
See the vibrant, luminous colours and brushstrokes on these paintings; digital images often fail to do justice to these works and it’s an extensive collection that will impress.
Dreams & Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing & Photography from the Musée d’Orsay runs from now to February 5, 2012 at the National Museum of Singapore, from 10am to 6pm daily. Tickets at priced at $11 each; visit www.nationalmuseum.sg for more information on the exhibition and related activities and ticket discounts.
SEE SOME OF THESE AMAZING PAINTINGS IN THE GALLERY BELOW
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Masterpieces from Musée d'Orsay at the National Museum of Singapore
Venus in Paphos (1852-1853) by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres
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Venus in Paphos (1852-1853) by Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres. Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 70.3 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Frank
The Birth of Venus (1863) by Alexandre Cabanel
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The Birth of Venus (1863) by Alexandre Cabanel Oil on canvas, 130 x 225 cm.
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of A
A Box at the Théâtre des Italiens (1875–1878) by Eva Gonzalès
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A Box at the Théâtre des Italiens (1875–1878) by Eva Gonzalès. Oil on canvas, 98 x 130 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
Dancers Climbing a Staircase (1886–1890) by Edgar Degas
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Dancers Climbing a Staircase (1886–1890) by Edgar Degas. Oil on canvas, 39 x 89.5 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
War or The Cavalcade of Discord (c.1894) by Henri Rousseau
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War or The Cavalcade of Discord (c.1894) by Henri Rousseau Oil on canvas, 114 x 195 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Droits
Spring (1868–1873) by Jean-François Millet
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Spring (1868–1873) by Jean-François Millet Oil on canvas, 86 x 111 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888–1889) by Vincent van Gogh
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Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888–1889) by Vincent van Gogh Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 92 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
The Cardplayers (1890–1895) by Paul Cézanne
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The Cardplayers (1890–1895) by Paul Cézanne. Oil on canvas, 47.5 x 57 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
The Harvest or Breton Landscape (1888) by Émile Bernard
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The Harvest or Breton Landscape (1888) by Émile Bernard Oil on wood, 56.5 x 45 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Jean-G
Portrait of Madame Cézanne (1888–1890) by Paul Cézanne
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Portrait of Madame Cézanne (1888–1890) by Paul Cézanne Oil on canvas, 47 x 39 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
Young Boy with a Cat (1868–1869) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Young Boy with a Cat (1868–1869) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Oil on canvas, 124 x 67 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / René-G
The Female Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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The Female Clown Cha-U-Kao (1895) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Oil on cardboard, 64 x 49 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
Woman with a Parasol Looking to the Right (1886) by Claude Monet
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Study of A Figure Outdoors: Woman with a Parasol Looking to the Right (1886) by Claude Monet. Oil on canvas, 131 x 88 cm.
The Hunted Roe-Deer on the Alert, Spring (1867) by Gustave Courbet
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The Hunted Roe-Deer on the Alert, Spring (1867) by Gustave Courbet. Oil on canvas, 111 x 85 cm.
Image: RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé
