Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection

Paul Cézanne. Mont Sainte-Victoire, ca. 1904–06. Oil on canvas. The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, on long-term loan to the Princeton University Art Museum

One of the finest collections of works to be held by a single family, the Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection has not toured in its entirety since 1974, when it was placed on long-term loan at the Princeton University Art Museum and where it has remained ever since.  This major exhibition will present Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces from the Pearlman Collection and will feature paintings and sculptures by artists who were transformative members of the avant-garde of their day. 

A rare opportunity for audiences in four countries to discover lesser-known masterworks from beloved artists including Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Amedeo Modigliani, as well as an extraordinary collection of magisterial watercolors, oil paintings, and drawings by Paul Cézanne, this exhibition will offer insights not only into the development of Impressionism and Post Impressionism, but into the history of collecting avant-garde art in the United States.  A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition.

Cézanne and the Modern: Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection has been organized by the Princeton University Art Museum in cooperation with the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation.

The exhibition has been made possible, in part, by presenting sponsor Neiman Marcus.

Additional generous support has been provided by Susan and John Diekman, Class of 1965; Annette Merle-Smith; Trevor D. Traina, Class of 1990; Stacey Roth Goergen, Class of 1990, and Robert Goergen; Doris Fisher in honor of William S. Fisher, Class of 1979, and Sakurako Fisher; Betty Wold Johnson; Catherine and David Loevner, Class of 1976; John H. Rassweiler; the Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Exhibitions Fund; and the Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. Further support has been provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the Partners of the Princeton University Art Museum.

Educational programs have been underwritten by the Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation.