French Moderns

Matisse / Renoir / Degas
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Immerse yourself in French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas, an exhibition of about 60 artworks that positions France as the artistic center of international Modernism from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.

 

Encompassing realism, impressionism, post-impressionism, symbolism, Fauvism, cubism, and surrealism, French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas exemplifies the avant-garde movements that defined modern art in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and that continue to awe art-goers today. Ranging widely in style, the exhibition features paintings, drawings and sculptures created by the era’s leading artists born in France, as well as those who studied and exhibited there, including Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Henri Matisse, Berthe Morisot, Gabriele Münter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Auguste Rodin.

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French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas is made possible by many generous supporters. If you would like to join the list of supporters, click here to make a gift in support of this milestone exhibition. If you have questions, or would like to donate by phone, please contact Diane Totten, Manager of Individual Support, at 412-342-4098.

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French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas is organized by Lisa Small, Senior Curator of European Art, and Richard Aste, former Curator of European Art at the Brooklyn Museum

Program Information

French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas

Dates: June 20, 2026 - October 11, 2026
Location: The Frick Art Museum
Admission:

Members: Free
Adults: $20
College Student (w/ ID): $15
Infant (2 and Under): Free
Museums for All (EBT): $2
Seniors (65+): $18
Youth (3-17): $15

Guided tours are available for groups of 8-30 people. To schedule, please email education@thefrickpittsburgh.org. Guided group tours are scheduled based on availability at a cost of $22 per person.

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Browse through a few of the pieces on display in French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919).The Vineyards at Cagnes, 1908. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (46.4 x 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar W. Garbisch, 51.219. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919).The Vineyards at Cagnes, 1908. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (46.4 x 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar W. Garbisch, 51.219.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919).The Vineyards at Cagnes, 1908. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (46.4 x 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar W. Garbisch, 51.219.
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895). Madame Boursier and Her Daughter, circa 1873. Oil on canvas, 29 5/16 x 22 3/8 in. (74.5 x 56.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.30.
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895). Madame Boursier and Her Daughter, circa 1873. Oil on canvas, 29 5/16 x 22 3/8 in. (74.5 x 56.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.30.
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). She Who Was theHelmet Maker's Once-Beautiful Wife, 1885-87; cast 1969. Bronze, 19 3/4x 13 x 9 3/4 in. (50.2 x 33.0 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 86.87.2.
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). She Who Was theHelmet Maker's Once-Beautiful Wife, 1885-87; cast 1969. Bronze, 19 3/4x 13 x 9 3/4 in. (50.2 x 33.0 x 24.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 86.87.2.
Jules Breton (French, 1827-1906). The End of the Working Day, 1886-87. Oil on canvas, 33 1/16 x 47 1/4 in. (84 x 120cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 35.867.
Jules Breton (French, 1827-1906). The End of the Working Day, 1886-87. Oil on canvas, 33 1/16 x 47 1/4 in. (84 x 120cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 35.867.
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). Danaid (Danaïde), circa 1903. Marble, 12 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (32.4 × 69.9 × 52.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 12.873.
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). Danaid (Danaïde), circa 1903. Marble, 12 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (32.4 × 69.9 × 52.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 12.873.
Jehan-Georges Vibert (French, 1840-1902).An Embarrassment of Choices (A Difficult Choice), before 1873. Oil on panel, 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (46 x 35.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Carll H. de Silver in memory of her husband, 13.39.
Jehan-Georges Vibert (French, 1840-1902).An Embarrassment of Choices (A Difficult Choice), before 1873. Oil on panel, 18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (46 x 35.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Carll H. de Silver in memory of her husband, 13.39.

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