Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay @ deYoung Museum

July 17, 2010

Les raboteurs de parquet (The Floor Scrapers), (1875) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
The Floor Scrapers, by Caillebotte (1875) Musée d’Orsay

They voted “The Magpie”, by Monet, as their favorite and wondered what all the fuss was about with “Whistler’s Mother”, but they kept returning again and again to their favorites and eventually emerged from the exhibit with a deeper appreciation for the ” Impressionists”.

At The DeYoung Museum

The last time “Whistler’s Mother” was in San Francisco was in 1933.  There’s a good chance they’ll never see it again, unless they visit in Paris at the Musée d’Orsay…

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