West Palm Beach — The 33rd Annual Bal des Arts, Impressions of an Age,  will take place at the Norton Museum of Art on Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. This elegant evening will celebrate the upcoming Special Exhibition Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, which will be on view at the Norton Museum February 6 through May 10, 2009.

Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism presents 40 of the finest examples of mid-19^th through early 20^th-century French and American landscape paintings from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, including such leading French artists as Gustave Courbet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley and Claude Monet, and their most significant American followers including Frederick Childe Hassam and John Singer Sargent.

The Bal des Arts will include a special preview of Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism, beautiful live performers, music, dancing, casino raffle, and a fabulous dinner. Tickets cost $1,000 each. Event chairmen are Paula and Mark Cook. Corporate Sponsors to date are: Frank Crystal & Company, Maso Canali, Michael Kagdis' CuriousArts and Palm Beach Proper, Northern Trust, Tiffany & Co.

 

Event Contact: Cherryl Cannon, Special Event Coordinator

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