Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Le Matin, temps brumeux, Pourville (Misty Morning at Pourville), 1882. Oil on canvas, 24 x 29 1/8 in. (61 x 74 cm); frame: 31 3/4 × 37 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (80.6 × 94.3 × 6.4 cm); Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by 1977 and 1980–1983 Museum Dinner and Balls, 1981.40.
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- On January 30, 2026, the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) opens Monet to Matisse: French Moderns, 1850–1950, an exhibition of over 100 masterworks with more than half from the Brooklyn Museum’s esteemed European collection. The exhibition, presented by PNC Bank, highlights France’s role as the epicenter of modernism during a time of profound social, intellectual, and political change.
Featuring a range of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, visitors will encounter the iconic art of Paul Cézanne, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and many others. Drawing from its own distinguished collection, the Birmingham Museum of Art has nearly doubled the size of the exhibition, offering a broader and more comprehensive exploration of this transformative period in art history…