Exhibitions: Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World

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Francisco Oller (Puerto Rican, 1833–1917). Still Life with Coconuts (Naturaleza muerta con cocos), circa 1893. Oil on canvas, 27 ¾ x 44 ¼ in. (70.5 x 112.4 cm), framed. Private collection, New Jersey









October 2, 2015–January 3, 2016

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor







The painter Francisco Oller contributed greatly to the development of modern art in both Europe and the Caribbean and revolutionized the school of painting in his native Puerto Rico.



Oller emerged from the small art world of San Juan in the 1840s, spending twenty years in Madrid and Paris, where he was inspired by the art of Gustave Courbet and joined the avant-garde circles of such artists as Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, and Claude Monet. While European Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism formed a critical jumping-off point for Oller’s aesthetic, his most important source of inspiration was Puerto Rico, where he painted tropical landscapes, still lifes with indigenous fruits and vegetables, and portraits of distinguished artists and intellectuals.



This is the first U.S. exhibition to present Oller’s work within both its New and Old World contexts.



Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World is organized by Richard Aste, Curator of European Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Edward J. Sullivan, Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of the History of Art, New York University.



Edward J. Sullivan's book From San Juan to Paris and Back: Francisco Oller and Caribbean Arts in the Era of Impressionism (2014) accompanies the exhibition.



Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by Carmen Ana Unanue, Salomé Galib and Duane McLaughlin, Julius Leiman-Carbia and Kyle T. Smith, Dr. Blas Reyes and Dr. Hilda Capo, and the Norman and Arline Feinberg Exhibition Fund.







 

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Exhibitions: Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World Brooklyn Museum Main address: Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway NY 11238 Brooklyn, United states Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway NY 11238 Brooklyn, United states Francisco Oller (Puerto Rican, 1833–1917). Still Life with Coconuts (Naturaleza muerta con cocos), circa 1893. Oil on canvas, 27 ¾ x 44 ¼ in. (70.5 x 112.4 cm), framed. Private collection, New Jersey









October 2, 2015–January 3, 2016

Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor







The painter Francisco Oller contributed greatly to the development of modern art in both Europe and the Caribbean and revolutionized the school of painting in his native Puerto Rico.



Oller emerged from the small art world of San Juan in the 1840s, spending twenty years in Madrid and Paris, where he was inspired by the art of Gustave Courbet and joined the avant-garde circles of such artists as Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, and Claude Monet. While European Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism formed a critical jumping-off point for Oller’s aesthetic, his most important source of inspiration was Puerto Rico, where he painted tropical landscapes, still lifes with indigenous fruits and vegetables, and portraits of distinguished artists and intellectuals.



This is the first U.S. exhibition to present Oller’s work within both its New and Old World contexts.



Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His Transatlantic World is organized by Richard Aste, Curator of European Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Edward J. Sullivan, Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of the History of Art, New York University.



Edward J. Sullivan's book From San Juan to Paris and Back: Francisco Oller and Caribbean Arts in the Era of Impressionism (2014) accompanies the exhibition.



Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by Carmen Ana Unanue, Salomé Galib and Duane McLaughlin, Julius Leiman-Carbia and Kyle T. Smith, Dr. Blas Reyes and Dr. Hilda Capo, and the Norman and Arline Feinberg Exhibition Fund.







 
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