The Bruce Museum returns to its roots in September, with a retrospective of the work of Charles Harold Davis, a talented American landscapist who was the leader of Mystic artists’ colony and who worked in Barbizon, Impressionist, and Tonalist manners.
The Bruce Museum’s first art exhibition, organized by the Greenwich Society of Artists in 1912, highlighted the work of local Connecticut impressionists and landscapists. Soon after, the Bruce purchased eight original works directly from the local artists – including The Old Pasture from Charles Harold Davis – forming the seminal holdings of the Museum’s art collection.
Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933): Mystic Impressionist opens at the Bruce on Sept. 26, and will include more than 30 paintings by Davis, including works on loan from other institutions such as Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Florence Griswold
Museum, New Britain Museum of American Art, and private collectors and galleries. Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933): Mystic Impressionist opens at the Bruce will be on view through Jan. 3, 2016. Additional programming supporting the exhibition includes:
• A lecture by the show’s curator, Valerie Ann Leeds, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• A Monday morning Impressionism lecture series, featuring experts on American Impressionism. All Monday morning lectures in the series run from 10 to 11:15 a.m.
– Monday, Sept. 28: “Childe Hassam on the Move” by Jay Cantor, fine arts consultant
For additional information, call 203-869-0376 or visit Brucemuseum.org
