WASHINGTON, D.C.- Organized by The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., “From El Greco to Picasso” highlights celebrated paintings and sculpture from the 19th and early 20th centuries. See the work of early masters such as El Greco and Delacroix as it appears alongside masterpieces from later movements such as Impressionism, Cubism and Expressionism.   

This exhibition includes over 50 European modern masterworks by artists such as van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Bonnard, Gauguin, and Klee. The exhibition reflects Duncan Phillips’ personal understanding of modern art and his approach to collecting and interpreting it. Phillips saw modernism not as a break with the past, but as a continuation. His goal was not to create an encyclopedic collection, but rather to assemble groups of works that would resonate off one another, revealing the visual harmonies that tied together historical masterworks with the art of his own time. From El Greco to Picasso will present works of the late 19th and early 20th centuries alongside works by earlier masters that Phillips felt anticipated the modern movements, such as Delacroix, Ingres, El Greco, and Chardin. This exhibition has been organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

This is your opportunity to experience one of the most spectacular exhibitions ever to visit the region. But make sure you get to the Frist Center while you have the chance, because Nashville is the second-to-last stop and the only southeastern city on the exhibition’s six-city U.S. tour. The exhibition is taking place at the Smith College Museum of Art.