{"id":180065,"date":"2026-03-30T20:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180065\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:38:44","slug":"brooklyn-museum-will-soon-host-iconic-modernist-masterpieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180065\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Museum Will Soon Host Iconic Modernist Masterpieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amedeo\"Amedeo<\/p>\n

Amedeo Modigliani, \u201cJean Cocteau,\u201d 1916. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

Throughout his life, Henry Pearlman developed quite the eye for Impressionist<\/a> and post-Impressionist<\/a> masterpieces. His art collection<\/a>, which he compiled over the course of three decades with his wife Rose, spans everything from idyllic landscapes by Vincent Van Gogh<\/a> to moody portraits by \u00c9douard Manet<\/a>. This fall, art fans in New York will have a chance to experience this renowned collection up close.<\/p>\n

Opening on October 2, 2026, at the Brooklyn Museum<\/a>, C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani<\/a> gathers more than 50 modern European artworks drawn from the Pearlman Collection. Despite its name, the exhibition will not, in fact, only showcase pieces by Paul C\u00e9zanne<\/a> and Amadeo Modigliani<\/a>, and will instead encompass a wide range of paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and drawings. At the heart of the show, for instance, is Cha\u00efm Soutine\u2019s View of C\u00e9ret, the painting that first inspired Pearlman\u2019s enduring interest in modernism. Produced between 1921 and 1922, the composition offers an abstract, highly expressionist rendition of the titular C\u00e9ret, a commune in southern France, and is complete with an earthy color palette.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis first pleasant experience with a modern painting started me on a road of adventure that has been both exhilarating and satisfying,\u201d Pearlman once said<\/a> of another painting by Soutine, called Village Square. \u201cI haven\u2019t spent a boring evening since that first purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani is as much about its modernists as the Pearlman Collection itself. The exhibition will trace the Pearlmans\u2019 personal history in conversation with the featured art, whether it be through photographs, letters, archival documents, or portraits of Henry created by artists like Oskar Kokoschka and Jacques Lipchitz. Also spotlighted is the collection\u2019s deep engagement with C\u00e9zanne, whose landscapes, figural works, and especially watercolors all became pivotal to Pearlman\u2019s curatorial vision.<\/p>\n

Notably, several works in the exhibition are entering the Brooklyn Museum\u2019s permanent collection following the run. Aside from pieces by Gustave Courbet, Honor\u00e9 Daumier, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, and Camille Pissarro, highlights include two paintings by Modigliani. These portraits will stand as the first by Modigliani to enter the museum\u2019s collection, alongside a rare limestone bust, also by the artist. As part of what it calls a \u201cnovel agreement,\u201d the Brooklyn Museum will share these gifted works on a \u201cregular basis, making them available to diverse audiences and in different contexts, always accessible to the public.\u201d (LACMA, which hosted C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani in early 2025, and MoMA have also signed the agreement as the other recipients of works from the collection.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pearlman Collection is an exquisite selection of modernist works, and we are thrilled to offer our visitors in Brooklyn a final opportunity to see them all together,\u201d Lisa Small, senior curator of European art at the Brooklyn Museum, said in a statement. \u201cWe are particularly excited to spotlight the works that are entering our collection and commemorate a truly momentous gift for our institution.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection will be on view from October 2, 2026, to April 18, 2027, at the Brooklyn Museum.\n<\/p>\n

This fall, New Yorkers will have the rare opportunity to experience works by modernist luminaries like C\u00e9zanne, Courbet, Degas, Modigliani, and Van Gogh up close.
\n\"\u00c9douard\"\u00c9douard<\/p>\n

\u00c9douard Manet, \u201cYoung Woman in a Round Hat,\u201d ca. 1877\u201379. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Amedeo\"Amedeo<\/p>\n

Amedeo Modigliani, \u201cL\u00e9on Indenbaum,\u201d 1916. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Edgar\"Edgar<\/p>\n

Edgar Degas, \u201cAfter the Bath, Woman Drying Herself,\u201d ca. 1890s. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Amedeo\"Amedeo<\/p>\n

Amedeo Modigliani, \u201cHead,\u201d ca. 1910\u201311. Limestone. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Chaim\"Chaim<\/p>\n

Chaim Soutine, \u201cSelf-Portrait,\u201d ca. 1918. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Paul\"Paul<\/p>\n

Paul C\u00e9zanne, \u201cStudy of a Skull,\u201d ca. 1902\u20134. Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

Opening this October at the Brooklyn Museum,\u00a0C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani gathers more than 50 works from the renowned Pearlman Collection, which boasts some of the world\u2019s most iconic Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces.
\n\"Vincent\"Vincent<\/p>\n

Vincent Van Gogh<\/a>, \u201cTarascon Stagecoach,\u201d 1888. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Jacques\"Jacques<\/p>\n

Jacques Lipchitz, \u201cAcrobat on Horseback,\u201d 1914. Bronze. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Henri\"Henri<\/p>\n

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, \u201cMessalina,\u201d 1900\u20131901. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Chaim\"Chaim<\/p>\n

Chaim Soutine, \u201cHanging Turkey,\u201d ca. 1925. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Paul\"Paul<\/p>\n

Paul C\u00e9zanne, \u201cTrees Forming an Arch,\u201d ca. 1904\u20135. Watercolor and graphite on buff wove paper. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Paul\"Paul<\/p>\n

Paul C\u00e9zanne, \u201cMont Sainte-Victoire,\u201d ca. 1904\u20136. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

\"Paul\"Paul<\/p>\n

Paul C\u00e9zanne, \u201cCistern in the Park of Ch\u00e2teau Noir,\u201d ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. (Photo: Bruce M. White)<\/p>\n

Exhibition Information:
C\u00e9zanne to Modigliani: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection
October 2, 2026\u2013 April 18, 2027
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
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