Press Release

 

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Reception for

American Photographer's

Solo Exhibit in France

Almost 100 people, including a member of France’s Parliament, a French Senator, and three mayors, gathered for the artist’s reception at Brian DeWolf’s photography exhibit in Croissy sur Seine, France on May 15, 2009.

 

The scene was the enchanting 13th century chapelle St. Leonard.  35 French images hung along the gothic stone walls. Additionally, banners showing some of DeWolf's other work from Italy, England, and the United States hung from the ceiling.  Banquet tables with hors d'oeuvres and wine added to the event.

 

DeWolf has an ongoing project to photograph this area known as the cradle of Impressionist Art.  He was initially invited by the organization Croissy san Frontieres to photograph the Croissy area in the style that earned him recognition in the Fox River Valley of Illinois.  This enthusiastic reception inspires him to expand his work here.

 

The dignitaries in attendance at the reception included Pierre Lequiller, a member of the French National Assembly, French Senator Alain Gournac, Pierre-Roger Davin Mayor of Croissy, Aline Pascal mayor of Bougival, and Ghislain Fournier the mayor of Chatou. 

 

DeWolf told the audience that his work was part of a larger effort by Croissy sans Frontieres and Geneva’s International Cultural Exchange Committee to bring people together in the spirit of friendship and learning.  He said he would be pleased if his work could remind residents to the beauty of their own countryside.

 

His exhibit dovetailed into Croissy’s annual festival celebrating the birth of French Impressionist Art.  Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, and other impressionist artists painted many pictures in Croissy and surrounding communities. “The Path of the Impressionists” is identified with monuments at the locations where the artists painted their famous pieces. Four American artists painted in the festival competition and took two awards.

 

For more information, contact:

Brian DeWolf, Landscape Photographer

630-879-9366

Ernie Mahaffey (Geneva International Cultural Exchange Committee)

630-406-5321 

Buy Brian's work at Proud Fox Gallery in Geneva, IL

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Brunch at the home of Henri Claudel

 

Open Museum Night.  All museums in France open until midnight. Curator Jean-Louis Ayme dancing at The Grenouillère Museum.

 

American Artists from the Fox River Valley: Charron McFadden, Nancy McGuire, and Jeanette Rehmel:

 

Celebration during the festival (fete de la Grenouilliere) 

Please click here to see a very complete journal of the six days in Croissy-sur-Seine.