Monday November 7, 2011
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- After its critically acclaimed premier presentation at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, "Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists" will make its American debut at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute next week.
The exhibition explores the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn's impact on French Impressionist Edgar Degas by presenting the self-portraits both artists created in their early twenties. This exhibition brings two magnificent paintings by Rembrandt to the Clark from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, as well as etchings from international collections.
"Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists" opens Nov. 13 and will run through Feb. 5, 2012.
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