Monet and the Modern City at CMOA Illustrates Iconic Impressionist Painter's Process

Monet and the Modern City
May 25–September 2
Gallery One
Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) presents a new exhibition that explores the enduring theme of industry in art through the lens of Claude Monet and his contemporaries.
Although the Impressionists are often remembered for their bright landscapes and scenes of everyday life, Monet and others were equally fascinated by the modern industrial landscapes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on Paris and London. Artists such as Camille Pissarro and James Abbott McNeill Whistler frequently captured the atmosphere of the urban environment, turning the billowing smoke of industry into hazy, dreamlike clouds that evoke the power and promise of modernization.
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Support
Major support for this exhibition is provided by Ritchie Battle and the Hurtt Foundation.
General operating support for Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments and Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museum of Art receives state arts funding through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Mission
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