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Degas at the Opéra
National Gallery of Art, Washington, to 5 July 2020 March 2, 2020 Billed as 'An exuberant display of fecund imagination and keen observation', this exhibition enthralls the visitor with an examination of... Read more -
Aubrey Beardsley
Tate Britain, London, to 25 May 2020 March 2, 2020 Some 200 drawings provide a superb overview of the work of self-appointed dandyish British artist Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). The exhibition... Read more
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In the picture
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, to 24 May 2020 February 16, 2020 An in-depth exhibition featuring some 75 portraits and self-portraits by many 19th century artists, including not only Van Gogh, but... Read more -
Léon Spilliaert
Royal Academy of Arts, London, to 25 May 2020 February 16, 2020 This first monographic exhibition on Léon Spilliaert held in the UK includes some 80 works on paper, showing the artist's... Read more
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De Nittis and the revolution of seeing
Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, to 13 April 2020 February 15, 2020 An overview of the oeuvre of Italian painter Giuseppe De Nittis (1846-1884) provides a reminder of his closeness to the... Read more -
Hammershøi and Danish painting of the 19th century
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, to 26 March 2020 February 15, 2020 The first major exhibition in Japan on Danish 19th century art, this includes some 40 works by Vilhelm Hammershø i.... Read more
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Ludwig Knaus
Museum Wiesbaden, to 2 August 2020 February 15, 2020 An overview of the oeuvre of leading 19th century genre painter Ludwig Knaus (1829-1910). Read more -
Mirror of the soul. Dutch art around 1900
Singer Laren, Netherlands, to 10 May 2020 February 14, 2020 Some 60 paintings and watercolours provide an excellent overview of Dutch art around 1900, focusing on the way in which... Read more
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Carl Spitzweg
Kunstmuseum Winterthur, to 2 August 2020 February 14, 2020 An exhibition dedicated to the German artist Carl Spitzweg (1808-1885), which shows that, inspite of his reputation as an anecdotalist,... Read more -
Grenoble and its 19th century artists
Musée de Grenoble, 14 March to 28 June 2020 February 14, 2020 A look at the revitalisation of visual arts in 19th century Grenoble, this exhibition includes work by Grenoble-based artists such... Read more
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Utopias
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, to 27 September 2020 February 14, 2020 An exhibition that looks at the utopian strain in English art, dating back to te publication of Thomas More's seminal... Read more -
Kristian Zahrtmann
Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen, to 10 May 2020 February 13, 2020 An overview of the oeuvre of Danish painter Kristian Zahrtmann (1843-1917), whose flamboyant and provovative portrayals were deemed all too... Read more
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Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Dordrechts Museum, to 1 June 2020 February 13, 2020 Some 100 works by the Dutch painter W. B. Tholen (1860-1931) shed light on the oeuvre of an artist whose... Read more -
Anna Ancher
Statens Museum, Copenhagen, to 24 May 2020 January 17, 2020 A thorough retrospective on one of Denmark's leading 19th-century female artists, Anna Ancher (1859-1935), who was a leading light of... Read more
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Breitner and Israels
Kunstmuseum The Hague, Netherlands, to 10 May 2020 January 17, 2020 An interesting exposition looking at the artistic rivalry, as well as friendship, between Georg Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923) and Isaac Israels... Read more -
Max Slevogt
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, to 19 April 2020 January 17, 2020 As part of a series of exhibitions looking at the German 'impressionist' painters Liebermann, Corinth and Slevogt, the Leipzig museum... Read more
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The photographs of John Beasley Greene
The Art Institute Chicago, to 25 May 2020 January 17, 2020 This exhibition reminds us in a rather wonderful way how the 19th century saw an increased artistic facination with the... Read more -
Trees
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brest, to 16 May 2020 January 17, 2020 A look at the manifold representaton of trees in art, this exhibition also includes work by 19th-century artists such as... Read more
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Vienna 1900
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, to 24 May 2020 January 17, 2020 An interesting look at turn-of-the-century art in Vienna at the end of the 19th century. This, obviously, includes work by... Read more -
True to nature
National Gallery of Art, Washington, to 3 May 2020 December 16, 2019 A big overview of open-air painting during the period 1780-1870, includes work by Corot, Contable, Denis and Fleury (pictured). Drawing... Read more
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The Humboldt Brothers
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, to 19 April 2020 December 15, 2019 A look at the impact of the Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt on German 19th century cultural life and the... Read more -
L.A. Ring: On the edge of the world
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, to 24 May 2020 September 14, 2019 This exhibition looks at the work of the Danish realist/symbolist painter Laurits Andersen Ring (1854-1933). 25 paintings from the Statens... Read more