The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, announced on Monday, features works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.“It’s extraordinary to think we’re the city they wanted to work with,” NGV director Tony Ellwood said. “The whole world would compete for an exhibition like this. I think there’s something that will make people proud to know our city, Melbourne, got it.”The exhibition comprises 110 works, 79 of them never before seen in Australia. “We do exhibitions in the winter that are very inclusive, and very popular in their appeal,” Mr Ellwood said. “I don’t think there’s ever been a better time to bring the community together. French Impressionism, from one of the world’s great collections, appeals to all age groups. It’s accessible, it’s very beautiful, it’s work of real quality.” Mr Ellwood said the exhibition spoke to post-COVID times.“These artists were radicals in their time, but they also wanted to talk about nature and beauty and society,” he said. “They’re the things we care about right now, so it’s a nice connection.”The French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston exhibition will run at NGV International from June 4 to October 3.
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