French Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago - Toura
Monet, van Gogh, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir: these artists and more can be with you anywhere! Explore one of the world’s best collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art with the expertise of museum curators from the palm of your hand. This app from the Art Institute of Chicago offers:
- High-resolution images of 100+ iconic works—drawn from the original scans that only the Art Institute has—from the museum’s world-renowned collection
- Informative and engaging entries on each painting by the museum’s curators
- Biographies of the 22 artists whose works are represented
- Videos related to the art works and to the history of the collection
- Narrated virtual tours of select Impressionist galleries at the museum
- A photo-rich history of the development of this magnificent collection
- Exclusive detailed descriptions not available in the galleries
The Art Institute of Chicago holds an unparalleled collection of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. In addition to the artists listed above, the app also includes works by Manet, Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, and many others. Based on the book The Age of French Impressionism by museum curators Douglas Druick and Gloria Groom, this Impressionism app, the first released by the museum, offers an in-depth and educational guide to some of the most beloved paintings in the history of art including:
- Seurat - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
- Van Gogh – The Bedroom
- Monet - Stack of Wheat series
- Caillebotte - Paris Street; Rainy Day
- Renoir - Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
- Toulouse-Lautrec – At the Moulin Rouge 2010 Toura
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