Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Presents the Groundbreaking exhibition Degas and the Nude in October
Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Degas and the Nude (October 9, 2011, through February 5, 2012) will explore Edgar Degas’s evocative depictions of the human form throughout his 50-year career, from academic studies, to overtly sexual imagery, to scenes of daily life. These will be shown within the broader context of the artist’s forebears, contemporaries, and followers in 19th-century France. This monumental exhibition features works from more than 50 lenders around the world, including a record number from the Orsay. Additional highlights:
First time that Degas’s nudes will be the exclusive subject of a museum exhibition
MFA, Boston, is the only U.S. venue
Approximately 165 works – 145 by Degas – will be on view, many of which have never been seen in the U.S.
Exhibition reunites several of Degas’s black-and-white monotypes with the corresponding pastel “twins” for the first time since they left the artist’s studio
Other works on view include masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse, Delacroix, and Ingres.