Compton Verney Spring Exhibition
Into the light: an exhibition of French and British painting from Impressionism to the early 1920s 31 March 2012 to 10 June 2012 This exhibition surveys the production of paintings on both sides of the Channel during this decisive period in the history of European art, revealing connections and allowing a comparison of the artists' work. It will offer a rare opportunity to connsider whether British artists were merely following French innovations or were producing work that was more suited to contemporary British interests and values. The exhibition comprises 54 paintings and drawings from major galleries throughout the UK including works by Vanessa Bell, Eugene Boudin, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Walter Sickert, Alfred Sisley, Alexander Stanhope Forbes and Philip Wilson Steer