A Talk by Simon Kelly

Simon Kelly, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, will present Women Impressionists and the Land, the major exhibition he has curated for the museum.

Interested participants must RSVP using the link below our flyer.

Lecture in French

Open to WashU students, faculty, and the broader community

Organized by the French Connexions Center of Excellence

Washington University in St. Louis

Moderated by Lionel Cuillé

Director, French Connexions Center of Excellence

Simon Kelly will present in French the Saint Louis Art Museum's new exhibition, Women Impressionists and the Land, the first exhibi tion devoted specifically to women Impressionists' engagement with landscape and the natural world.

Bringing together approximately 70 works created between 1860 and 1910, the exhibition offers a new perspective on women Impressionists. Moving beyond the domestic subjects with which these artists have often been associated, it examines their engagement with outdoor spaces and landscape, including coastlines, countryside, parks, g ardens, and cultivated land.

The illustrated lecture will highlight artists including Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Marie Bracquemond, and Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, while situating their work within the broader context of women's artistic practice in late nineteenth-century France.

The lecture will be followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:

Women Impressionists and the Land

Saint Louis Art Museum

October 17, 2026-January 10, 2027

Organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum, the exhibition is curated by Simon Kelly with Abigail Yoder, Curatorial Assistant.

This illustrated lecture is organized by the French Connexions Center of Excellence at Washington University in St. Louis \(RLL\).

Learn more about Women Impressionists and the Land at the Saint Louis Art Museum.