Exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art – First Time in the U.S.

Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales 
March 6 – June 7, 2009
National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, is touring highlights from its remarkable Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings that is renowned for its beauty and quality. These works, which helped shape the course of Western art, were assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. Turner to Cézanne features 53 stunning works of art, seen together in the United States for the first time. The collection is exceptionally strong in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others, Cézanne, Corot, van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Pissarro, Renoir, Turner and Whistler. The exhibition travels to only five venues and the Columbia Museum of Art is the opening venue. Some highlights of the exhibition are Renoir’s famous La Parisienne, which was included in the first show of Impressionism in 1874, a Monet Waterlilies, and van Gogh’s panoramic Rain–Auvers, painted during the last week of the artist’s life. The Columbia presentation is made possible by the Blanchard Family. Tickets for this exhibition are $15 or $12 for seniors, students and military. Members admitted FREE. Tickets can be purchased online at www.columbiamuseum.org  or by calling 803.799.2810.