| Gloria Groom on Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde |
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| Conversations de Midi |
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 |
| 12 noon |
| Alliance Française, please enter at 54 West Chicago Avenue |
| FREE |
| The exhibition, now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago through May 12, is an "outstanding, exceptional, exhilarating" exhibition of modern masterworks from Cézanne to Picasso. Vollard, born in Ile-de-la-Réunion in 1866 was one of the most influential art dealers to have ever set foot in Paris. |
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| Gloria Groom, the David and Mary Winton Green Curator at the Art Institute and co-organizer of this exhibition will speak about Monsieur Vollard's formidable career and the artist's he dealt with. |
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| The 450-page, fully illustrated catalogue that accompany's this exhibition will be on hand for sale and signing. |
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| Add a little culture to your lunch hour and join us for our Conversations de Midi. Coffee and snacks will be available. |
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| This ongoing series of talks at noon is generously sponsored by the Jean Brown Lecture Fund. |
| For reservation information call: Please call (312) 337-1070 for reservations |
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