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Final days: ‘Millet and Modern Art’ exhibition closes on Labor Day

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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2020—There is just one week left to see “Millet and Modern Art: From Van Gogh to Dalí,” the Saint Louis Art Museum’s groundbreaking exhibition examining the international legacy of the 19th-century French painter Jean-François Millet. Originally scheduled to close May 17, the exhibition has been extended through Monday (Sept. 7).

Although the museum is typically closed on Mondays, it will be open on Labor Day, the closing day of the exhibition.

(To download web-sized images from this exhibition, click on the image gallery below. To obtain high-resolution images, contact matthew.hathaway@slam.org.)

Conceived 10 years ago by Simon Kelly, the museum’s curator of modern and contemporary art, and organized in conjunction with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the exhibition seeks to expand the narrative of the beginnings of modern art.

Masterworks on loan from many of the world’s greatest museums situate Millet’s imagery within the context of work by a wide, international range of artists whom he influenced, including Vincent van Gogh, Winslow Homer, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Georges Seurat, Salvador Dalí and others.

Millet was a pioneer in developing innovative imagery of rural peasantry, landscapes and nudes, and his work had a deep impact on later generations of artists. In the late-19th century, he was arguably the best-known modern painter, and his works sold for the highest prices of any modern pictures at auction

Capacity to the exhibition is limited under the museum’s COVID protocols, and visitors are strongly encouraged to secure tickets in advance through MetroTix. Visitors are required to wear masks and practice social distancing.

CONTACT: Matthew Hathaway, 314.655.5493, matthew.hathaway@slam.org

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Click on any the images in this gallery to download. For high-resolution images, contact Matthew Hathaway at matthew.hathaway@slam.org.

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    Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; “The Angelus”, 1857-1859; oil on canvas; 21 7/8 x 26 inches; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France 2020.28; Photo: Patrice Schmidt, © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

  • Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853–1890; Starry Night, 1888; oil on canvas; 28 9/16 x 36 1/4 inches; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France 2020.27; Photo: Hervé Lewandowski, © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

  • Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; “Starry Night”, c. 1850-1865; oil on canvas; 25 3/4 x 32 inches; Yale University Art Gallery, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund 2020.44

  • Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; Vineyard Laborer Resting, 1869; pastel and black chalk; 27 3/4 x 33 1/16 inches; The Mesdag Collection, The Hague

  • Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; Man with a Hoe, 1860–1862; oil on canvas; 32 1/4 x 39 1/2 inches; The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2020.41

  • Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853–1890; Evening: The Watch (after Millet), 1889; oil on canvas; 29 5/16 x 36 13/16 inches; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) 2020.34

  • Natalia Goncharova, Russian, 1881–1962; Planting Potatoes, 1908–1909; oil on canvas; 43 11/16 x 51 9/16 inches; Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg 2020.118; © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

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    Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; The Sower, after 1850; oil on canvas; 41 1/2 x 33 3/4 inches; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh: 19th Century or Earlier Painting Purchase Fund and with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Casey and Mr. and Mrs. George L. Craig Jr. 2020.117

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