Encore: 19th-Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

landscape view of hills in background and villas in foreground

Claude Monet, Villas in Bordighera, 1884. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Katharine Dexter McCormick in memory of her husband, Stanley McCormick.

landscape view of pond and a wheat field with a figure walking on the road in between them

Paul Signac, Herblay - The Riverbank, 1889. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Lord and Lady Ridley-Tree.

vertical portrait on card surrounded by a printed red frame of the artist in a basket hanging from an unseen balloon

Nadar, Self Portrait, Posed in a Balloon Basket, 1862. Albumen print carte de viste. SBMA, Museum purchase, 19th century Art Acquisition Fund.

impressionist view of a woman in a field and a cool palette of blues and greens

Berthe Morisot, Young Girl Hanging a Bird Cage in a Tree,1890. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Leslie L. Ridley-Tree.

Encore: 19th-Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art features extraordinary paintings, posters, books, and photographs, including works by Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot, Alfred Sisley, Eugène Boudin, and James Tissot. This unprecedented exhibition expands on The Impressionist Revolution in the adjacent galleries while telling its own captivating tale with SBMA’s impressive holdings. Think of it as a virtual tour of Paris and France with artwork as your guide. The journey begins with famous Parisian sites, including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, and the bohemian enclave of Montmartre with its dancehalls and artist hangouts.

Drawn entirely from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s superb collection, Encore shows the quality and range of SBMA's 19th-century art, including a rare opportunity to view all four of its magnificent Monet landscape paintings in one exhibition. Encore is co-curated by James Glisson, SBMA Chief Curator; Andrew Witte, SBMA Curatorial Assistant; and Charles Wylie, former SBMA Curator of Photography and New Media.

On view in conjunction with The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art.

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Encore: 19th Century French Art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is made possible through the generosity of The Dana and Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation, SBMA PhotoFutures, Gwen and Henry Baker, and Anonymous.