CÉZANNE IN PROVENCE”
RELATED ACTIVITIES
January 29–May 7, 2006

Cézanne in Provence, on view in the West Building, National Gallery of Art, Washington, from January 29 through May 7, 2006, is a centenary celebration of Cézanne’s lifelong ties to Provence, the countryside of his childhood and his greatest source of inspiration.

Please note: All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, call (202) 737-4215, visit the Web site at www.nga.gov, or inquire at the Art Information Desks.

OPENING DAY LECTURE
Cézanne in Provence: An Introduction to the Exhibition
January 29, 2:00 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings and curator of French painting, National Gallery of Art
In an illustrated lecture, exhibition cocurator Conisbee explores how Cézanne’s relationship to Provence was manifested in his work.
A booksigning of the exhibition catalogue follows the lecture.

LECTURE PROGRAMS
Cézanne: Between Capital and Province
February 5, 2:00 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
Nina Kallmyer, professor of art history, University of Delaware
When he left Paris in 1886 and settled in his native Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne sought to develop a new artistic tradition based in his Provençal heritage. The lecture explores how Provence served as a distinct and defining cultural force in Cézanne’s work.

The Lizard in the Landscape
February 12, 2:00 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
John Elderfield, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis chief curator of painting and sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
What was it about painting out-of-doors in the south that was so liberating for artists, including Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Matisse?

Cézanne: Impressionist?
March 26, 2:00 p.m.
East Building Auditorium
John House, Walter H. Annenberg Professor, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Arguing that Impressionism challenged both artistic and political authority, House addresses whether Cézanne can accurately be described as an Impressionist.

Public Symposium: Cézanne’s Provence
East Building Auditorium
May 6
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Illustrated lectures by noted scholars address Cézanne’s paintings of Provence.

For more information, go to http://www.nga.gov/programs.lecture.htm

GALLERY TALKS
Introductory Slide Overview: Cézanne in Provence
February 14, 23, 25, and 28, 10:15 a.m.
February 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, and 24, 2:15 p.m.
March 2, 4, 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, and 30, 10:15 a.m.
March 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 22, 24, and 29, 2:15 p.m.
April 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, and 29, 10:15 a.m.
April 5, 7, 12, 14, 21, 26, and 28, 2:15 p.m.
May 2, 4, and 6, 10:15 a.m., and May 5, 2:15 p.m.
West Building Lecture Hall
Division of Education staff

Cézanne's Circle: Artists, Family, Friends
March 30 and April 25, 12:00 p.m.
April 6 and 11, 2:00 p.m.
West Building Rotunda
Sally Shelburne, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

Cézanne’s American Contemporaries: Landscape Painting in the Nineteenth Century
April 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11 at 12:00 p.m.
Wilford W. Scott, lecturer, National Gallery of Art

For more information, go to http://www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks.htm

CONCERT

Music by Debussy, Fauré, and Vajda
Eusia String Quartet with James Dick, pianist
Sunday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m.
West Building, West Garden Court

For more information, go to http://www.nga.gov/programs/music/index.shtm

FILM SERIES: PROVENCE ET MARSEILLE
East Building Auditorium
The Gallery’s film program will present a variety of French feature films made between 1921 and 1998 showcasing the landscapes of Provence and the seascapes of the renowned port of Marseille. Special thanks to Linda Lilienfeld, Mary Baron, Gaumont-Pathé Archives, the Cinémathèque Toulouse, Cinémathèque française, Cinémathèque Marseille, and the Embassy of France. For information, call (202) 842- 6799 or visit www.nga.gov/programs/film.htm

Angèle
February 4, 2:30 p.m.
A classic tale of a farmer’s daughter’s seduction by a worldly worker from Marseille shifts from the country to the city. The young woman lapses into prostitution and is ultimately rescued by the valet Saturnin, who brings Angèle and her infant back to the country (Marcel Pagnol, 1934, French with subtitles, 140 minutes). Preceded by Lumière actualités in Provence (c. 1896).

Harvest (Regain)
February 5, 4:30 p.m.
The last man in a fading rural community meets a young woman who is assisting an itinerant scissors grinder. He persuades her to remain in the village and together they restore life to the desolate place (Marcel Pagnol, 1937, French with subtitles, 128 minutes).

Toni and Pour le Mistral
February 11, 2:30 p.m.
Toni is the story of an immigrant farmworker’s attachment to two women—one he loves, and the other who loves him (Jean Renoir, cinematography by Claude Renoir, 1934, French with subtitles, 85 minutes). Pour le Mistral pursues the prominent mistral winds as they pass through the landscapes and villages of southern France (Joris Iven, 1965, French with subtitles, 30 minutes).

Justin de Marseille preceded by Un Coin de France: La Haute-Provence
February 12, 4:30 p.m.
A fast-paced 1930s melodrama set among colorful characters and escapades of the Marseille underworld unfolds on studio sets of the seaport, combined with open air footage shot on location along the city’s jumbled docksides (Maurice Tourneur, 1935, French with subtitles, 95 minutes). Un Coin de France: La Haute-Provence is a geographical short subject about Provence and its landscapes (Patrice Dally, 1970, French with subtitles, 12 minutes).

Cœur fidèle with Fièvre and Marseille vieux port
February 18, 2:30 p.m.
Shot on the Marseille waterfront, Cœur fidèle features a "cast" of down-and-out characters, colorful cafés, and quays (Jean Epstein, 1923, silent with piano accompaniment, 65 minutes). Another experimental film of Marseille’s waterfront, Fièvre is set in a bistro, where the owner’s wife dreams of the sailor who was her first true love (Louis Delluc, 1921, silent with piano accompaniment, 50 minutes). Marseille vieux port is László Moholy-Nagy’s documentary portrait juxtaposing the energy of the port with the poverty of nearby neighborhoods (1929, 8 minutes).

The Arlésienne
February 19, 4:30 p.m.
Based on a play directed at the Odéon, The Arlésienne opens with a panorama of Arles and the river and then focuses on the inhabitants and animals (André Antoine, 1992, silent with piano accompaniment, 85 minutes).

EXHIBITION FILM: CÉZANNE IN PROVENCE
February 25 at 2:30 p.m.
April 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 at 12:30 p.m.
May 4, 5, and 6 at 12:30 p.m.
East Building Auditorium

Filmed by Emmy Award-winning director Jackson Frost, the high-definition documentary Cézanne in Provence will have its Washington, D.C. premiere at the National Gallery of Art. The film chronicles the life and work of Paul Cézanne through his masterpieces showcased in the exhibition. It revisits the Provençal landscapes Cézanne rendered, accompanied by the artist’s own words and interviews with the exhibition curator and other experts who interpret Cézanne’s connection with Provence. The film airs on WETA TV26 on March 2 at 8:00 p.m. (WETA-TV Washington, 2006, 60 minutes).

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE: CÉZANNE IN PROVENCE
Published on the centenary of the death of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), the exhibition catalogue celebrates the artist’s remarkable and varied depictions of his native Provence. While Cézanne is recognized as one of the fathers of the modern movement, this book focuses on his own sense of achievement in capturing the landscapes in and around his hometown of Aix-en-Provence. The authors are exhibition cocurators Philip Conisbee and Denis Coutagne, with contributions by Françoise Cachin, Isabelle Cahn, Bruno Ely, Benedict Leca, Véronique Serrano, and Paul Smith. Published by the National Gallery of Art in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, the catalogue will be available in early January 2006 for $60 in hardcover and $45 in softcover. To order call 1-(800)-697-9350 or (202) 842-6002; fax (202) 789-3047; or e-mail mailorder@nga.gov (368 pp., 330 color and 34 black-and-white). ISBN: 0300113382

CHILDREN’S BOOK: PAUL CÉZANNE: A PAINTER’S JOURNEY
Robert Burleigh’s illustrated 32-page children’s book Paul Cézanne: A Painter’s Journey, filled with Cézanne's paintings, period photographs, and the works of his contemporaries, illuminates the life and art of Cézanne for youngsters everywhere. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with the National Gallery of Art, the book will be available March 2006 in bookstores nationwide as well as in the Gallery Shops for $17.95. To order call 1-(800)-697-9350 or (202) 842-6002; fax (202) 789-3047; or e-mail mailorder@nga.gov.

AUDIO PROGRAM
Narrated by Gallery director Earl A. Powell III, this tour includes commentary by exhibition cocurator Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings, National Gallery of Art; Mary Tompkins Lewis, visiting associate professor of fine arts, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; and Joseph J. Rishel, curator of European painting before 1900, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Available at the exhibition entrance for $5.

EXHIBITION BROCHURE
A full-color brochure will be available free of charge at the entrance to the exhibition.

WEB SITE
The National Gallery of Art is planning a special feature on Cézanne in Provence at www.nga.gov/exhibitions/cezanneinfo.htm.

CAFÉ PROVENÇAL
Garden Café
West Building, Ground Floor
The Garden Café is transformed into a French café with a buffet and à la carte menu specially created by a chef from Paul Cézanne’s beloved countryside of Provence, France.

Beginning January 24, 2006
Monday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Concert menu available Sunday, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

GALLERY SHOPS
During the exhibition, the gallery shops offer related merchandise including a recipe card set, playing cards, puzzles, mouse pads, journals, postcards and notecards, a beautiful 2007 wall calendar, and reproductions that are suitable for framing. Other items include French exports such as lavender products, ceramics, Provençal pottery, silk ties and scarves with Cézanne-inspired motifs, and exquisitely decorated tabletop textiles. To order, call 1-(800)-697-9350 or (202) 842-6002; fax (202) 789-3047; or e-mail mailorder@nga.gov

Cézanne in Provence is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Musée Granet and Communauté du Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, and the Réunion des musées nationaux. Paris.

The exhibition is made possible by a generous grant from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund.

The exhibition is made possible by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

General Information

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov.

Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon entering the East and West Buildings. Checkrooms are free of charge and located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances. For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 x 26 inches cannot be accepted by the Gallery or its checkrooms.

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CÉZANNE IN PROVENCE” RELATED ACTIVITIES January 29–May 7, 2006

CÉZANNE IN PROVENCE”
RELATED ACTIVITIES
January 29–May 7, 2006