Private Tour of the Morgan Library & Museum:
Liberty to the Imagination: Drawings from the Eveillard Gift
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM ET
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Join the Smith College Club of New York City for a private tour of the exhibit “Drawings from the Eveillard Gift”, a collection of 28 drawings from the holdings of New York-based collectors Jean-Marie and Elizabeth (Betty) Eveillard ’69.
The selection comprises drawings from the seventeenth to the twentieth century that exemplify the sense of wonder that underlies the Eveillards’ collecting practice. Describing it, Betty Eveillard has quoted the eighteenth-century French philosopher, Denis Diderot: “Perhaps we find sketches so attractive only because, being somewhat indeterminate, they allow more liberty to our imagination.” The exhibition includes a study for Rembrandt’s first masterpiece; Greuze’s virtuoso depiction of a young cook made for his friend Jean-Georges Wille; Delacroix’s intimate portrait of Jenny, his confidante and caretaker; and a striking watercolor landscape by Cézanne. Also in the gift are significant sheets by major artists such as Rubens, Guercino, Jordaens, Watteau, Géricault, Constable, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Rodin, Vuillard, Bonnard, and Gris, including many rarely seen drawings. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The tour will be led by John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator, Department Head of Drawings and Prints, and Curatorial Chair
The tour is limited to 20 SCC NYC members.
For more information, please see https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/liberty-to-the-imagination. Here you can also find a link to the lecture by Colin B. Bailey, Katharine J. Rayner Director of The Morgan Library & Museum that was given as part of the opening night’s celebration.
Private Tour of the Morgan Library & Museum: Liberty to the Imagination: Drawings from the Eveillard Gift
When: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Location: The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 37th Street, New York, NY 10016
Cost: The tour is free and limited to 20 SCC NYC members. Please RSVP if you plan to be there!