Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco welcomes the US debut of Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay on view at the de Young Museum May 22 to September 6, 2010. The exhibition includes about 100 paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent collection and highlights the work of Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and many more. Tickets go on sale April 6, 2010.