Fundraising for the Musée des Impressionnismes de Giverny

13/5/24 - Fundraising - Giverny, Musée des Impressionnismes - The first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris in 1874. Several museums are celebrating this 150th anniversary, including the one in Giverny, which has the audacity to tackle a relatively broad subject: ‘Impressionism and the Sea’. This exhibition, which runs until 30 June and to which we will return, has welcomed an additional work along the way: The Scheldt near Antwerp, Sunset by Johan Barthold Jongkind.
Sold at Christie’s in Paris on 10 April for 56,700 euros (including fees), this painting was loaned by its owner to the Musée des Impressionnismes, which would like to acquire it for its permanent collections once the exhibition is over. A fundraising campaign has therefore been launched. Until 3 November 2024, the…