Cézanne and Renoir: Looking at the World – Masterpieces from the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Musée d’Orsay

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In collaboration with the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Musée d’Orsay, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department proudly presents “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Cézanne and Renoir Looking at the World – Masterpieces from the Musée de l’Orangerie and the Musée d’Orsay”. This exhibition features 52 priceless masterpieces from two of the most prestigious art museums in Paris, bringing to Hong Kong national treasures of France that are adored by audiences worldwide. The exhibits serve as testament to the remarkable artistic achievements of Cézanne and Renoir, highlighting the intersections in their careers. The exhibition also showcases two invaluable artworks from Picasso to demonstrate how the two Impressionists’ innovation inspired the next generation of great masters.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is dedicated to creating a world of contrasts, offering audiences fresh perspectives to appreciate various arts and cultures. This exhibition not only allows audiences to explore Cézanne and Renoir’s anecdotes and deep friendship from a new angle through simulated dialogues between the two masters, a footprint map, and an animation that chronicles their lives, but also invites Hong Kong artists Trevor Yeung and Lai Kwan-ting to draw inspiration from the works of these two masters and reinterpret Cézanne’s and Renoir’s art through their own new creations.