We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, building on the success of our major loan, Degas Two Dancers on a Stage in 2016. BringingÌý Cézanne’sÌýMontagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine to CoventryÌýprovides another opportunity for the Coventry community to experience and enjoy masterpieces from The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Gallery, London.
Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine is one of Cézanne’s most celebrated paintings and is part of a collection of work that he produced of the mountain in southern France.
The painting will be complemented in this new exhibition by some of the Herbert’s finest landscape works including Ebbw Vale by LS Lowry; The Stackyard by Paul Nash; Landscape with Tank by Prunella Clough and Evening Cornwall by David Bomberg.
This partnership will help to highlight the importance of the connection between Coventry and The Â鶹ÊÓƵ, as the city played a key role in the success of the Â鶹ÊÓƵs company.Ìý In 1905 Â鶹ÊÓƵs Ltd built its first viscose plant in Coventry, employing thousands of people. The wealth generated enabled Samuel Â鶹ÊÓƵ to develop his magnificent collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, which form the basis of The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Gallery collection.
Francis Ranford, Cultural and Creative Director of the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, welcomed the loan of this renowned artwork on behalf of the city of Coventry.Ìý
She said: “We are thrilled to bring Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine to the Herbert and it is a wonderful opportunity for people to see this masterpiece outside of London.
“We have a great relationship with The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Gallery and the loan has come about through those existing links, one which reflects the family’s connections to Coventry.
Ìý“To complement the artwork, we will be displaying it with many other great landscape paintings from our own collection and we are positive the exhibition will attract people from across the region.â€
Admission is free.
21 September 2018Ìý – 20 January 2019