‘MONET’S HOLLAND’ SUBJECT OF LUNCHTIME TALK AT CLARK ART INSTITUTE

October 25, 2017
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Williamstown, Massachusetts—Take a closer look at the Clark Art Institute’s collection during the Institute’s Looking and Lunching program on Tuesday, November 14 at 12 pm. Looking and Lunching participants join in a half-hour discussion focusing on one work from the collection, followed by continued discussion over lunch with the presenter and fellow art lovers. In this month’s talk, “Monet’s Holland,” Jay A. Clarke, Manton Curator of Prints, Drawing, and Photographs, discusses Claude Monet’s oil painting Tulip Fields at Sassenheim and its connection to the artist’s works on paper.

Looking and Lunching is free with gallery admission. Plan to arrive early to pre-order and purchase your meal from Café 7, or bring your own lunch.

ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of more than 270,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $20; free year-round for Clark members, children 18 and younger, and students with valid ID. For more information, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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