Manet and the Sea


OVERVIEW
VISITOR INFORMATION
EXHIBITION THEMES
SELECTED WORKS
RELATED EVENTS

RELATED EVENTS

MEMBER PROGRAMS

*Political Uses and Abuses of Art: History, Myth, and Political Spin at the Medici Court
November 18 at 2:15
Rubloff Auditorium
Jean Goldman, art historian
For tickets call (312) 443-3915.

Orientation Lectures: Manet and the Sea
October 17, 18, and 19 at 12:00 p.m.
Show your membership card for admission.
rubloff auditorium

* Reception and Lecture: Manet and the Sea
October 23
Coffee: 2:15–2:30 p.m.
trading room
Lecture: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
rubloff auditorium
Gloria Groom, exhibition curator
Call 312-443-3915 for more information. Registration required.

* Reception and Lecture: Manet and the Sea
November 13
Coffee: 2:15–2:30 p.m.
trading room
Lecture: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
rubloff auditorium
Mary Gedo, art historian
Call 312-443-3915 for more information. Registration required.

DAYTIME PROGRAMS

Escorts for the Blind: Manet and the Sea
October 29, November 12, December 3, and January 14 at 9:45 a.m.

This program is free, but registration is required. Call 312-443-3929, or
312-443-3680.
enter at columbus drive.

Lecture: Manet and the Sea
October 29 at 12:00 p.m.
rubloff auditorium
November 12, December 27, and January 14 at 12:00 p.m.
fullerton hall

Lecture: Whistler and the Sea
November 21 at 12:00 p.m.
Martha Tedeschi, curator
fullerton hall

Lecture: Setting Sail: Berthe Morisot in England
December 19 at 12:00 p.m.
Mark Krisco, art historian
price auditorium

Lecture: Beyond the Sea: Destinations and Destinies of Late-19th-Century Artists
January 9 at 12:00 p.m.
Tom Sloan, School of the Art Institute

price auditorium

* STUDY DAY

From Manet to Today: Artists and the Seas
October 30 from 9:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

The day begins at the Art Institute and includes a bus trip to local artists’ studios and Flatfile Gallery. For tickets, call 312-575-8000.
enter at columbus drive.

EVENING PROGRAMS

Reading Course: Manet and the Sea
Tuesdays, October 14–28 and
November 4, at 5:30 p.m.
The course includes work by James Fenimore Cooper, Jules Michelet, Honoré de Balzac, Arthur Rimbaud, Victor Hugo, and Charles Baudelaire.
For tickets, call 312-575-8000.
trustees room

Lecture: Seaside and Studio: How Manet Made His Seascapes
October 21 at 6:00 p.m.
Juliet Wilson-Bareau, consulting curator
fullerton hall

Lecture: Billows Smooth and Bright, Impressionist Style
November 4 at 6:00 p.m.
Charles Stuckey, art historian
fullerton hall

Lecture: La Mer: Painting and Photographing Water and Sky in Second Empire France
December 2 at 6:00 p.m.
Richard Brettell, University of Texas
at Dallas
fullerton hall

Reading: A Seachange in Imagery
December 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Richard Howard, writer
For tickets, call 312-575-8000.
fullerton hall

Lecture: Manet and Tourism: The Art of Seaside Leisure in the 19th Century
December 9 at 6:00 p.m.
John Zarobell, Philadelphia Museum of Art
fullerton hall

Lecture: Writing the Sea: Romantic Metaphor and Modernist Motif
January 6 at 6:00 p.m.
Gloria Groom, exhibition curator
fullerton hall

COURSES

Lecture Series: Manet and the Modernist Legacy
Fridays, October 10–24, at 11:00 a.m.
Saturdays, October 11–25, at 11:00 a.m.

October 10/11: Legacies of the Grand Tradition:
Early-19th-Century Seascapes

October 17/18:
Manet’s Marine Paintings:
Tradition and Innovation

October 24/25:
Views of the Sea in Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Margaret Farr, art historian
For tickets, call 312-575-8000.
morton auditorium

PERFORMANCES

For more information on Voices programs listed below, click here.
For information on other performance programs or to purchase tickets, click here.

Voices Series for Manet: Painters and the Sea
Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.

October 23: Berthe Morisot

October 30: Manet and the Wave of a
Modern Age

November 6: Claude Monet

November 13: James McNeill Whistler

November 20: Odilon Redon

fullerton hall

* Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Series
November 16 and December 14 at 2:00 p.m.
For tickets, call the CSO at 312-294-3000.
fullerton hall

Concert: Paul Winter: The Nature of Things
December 7 at 2:00 p.m.

For tickets, call 312-575-8000.
fullerton hall

Please use Columbus Drive entrance.
Click here for registration information.

FAMILY PROGRAMS

kraft education center
Workshop: Bon Voyage! Journeys by Sea
November 1 and 8
10:30–11:30 a.m., ages 4–6 with an adult
2:00–3:30 p.m., ages 7–12 with an adult

The Artist’s Studio: Making Waves: Pastel Seascapes
Saturdays and Sundays in November
and December (except December 14, 27, and 28)
Drop in between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Drawing in the Galleries: By Land and By Sea
January 18 and 25
10:30–11:30 a.m., ages 6–8 with an adult
2:00–3:30 p.m., ages 9 and up

For more information on family programs, click here.

STUDENT AND TEACHER PROGRAMS

Guided and self-conducted student tours are available for grades 6–12. Consult the Art Institute website at www.artic.edu/aic, or call 312-443-3679 for a written application form.

Teacher Program: Manet and the Sea
October 28 from 4:00–6:30 p.m.

Fee: $30
2.5 CPDUs
Advanced registration is required.
Call 312-443-3575 to register.

For more information click here.

For more information on student visits, click here.

* OFF-SITE PROGRAMS

ArtExpress: Manet and the Sea and Monet and More: Impressionism at the Art Institute
(2 programs for the price of 1)

Bring a 45-minute, slide-illustrated preview of this exciting exhibition, as well as an introduction to the stunning collection of Impressionist paintings on view at the Art Institute every day, to your loop-area
business this season. For more information about ArtExpress, or to schedule a program at your office, call 312-443-3706, or e-mail ArtExpress@artic.edu.

Above: James A. M. Whistler. Crepuscule in Flesh Colour and Green: Valparaiso, 1866. Oil on canvas. Tate, presented by W. Graham Robertson, 1940, N05065