Unveiling The Impressionists And Their Discoverer At Phila. Museum of Art

LOIS & JULIAN BRODSKY join Marina Kats, Esq. in admiring fabulous Impressionist paintings. Photo by Bonnie Squires

RICH BAND, MD, and Leslye Silver congratulate Constance Williams, president of museum’s board of trustees, and her husband Sankey Williams, MD, on exhibition, which will only be shown at Phila. Museum of Art in America after successful openings in London and Paris. Photo by Bonnie Squires

MEMBERS of Durand-Ruel family who attended gala included, from left, Flavie, Christine, Marie & Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel. Photo by Bonnie Squires

GAIL HARRITY, Susan Catherwood and Walter Foulke enjoy exhibition and company. Photo by Bonnie Squires

FROM LEFT, Sarah Coulson, Marguerite Lenfest and Louise Reed showed their support for museum and its fantastic Impressionist exhibit. Photo by Bonnie Squires

LEONARD & JANE KORMAN listen to guide Dina Gerson’s explanation of paintings and how Durand-Ruel sustained all the Impressionists by buying up their entire output of paintings. Photo by Bonnie Squires

OUR CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Bonnie Squires stands at the show’s entrance between Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel, left, great-grandson of visionary French gallery owner who bought thousands of Impressionist paintings to support starving artists in their day, and Timothy Rub, CEO of Phila. Museum of Art, which is only American venue for Impressionist show. Photo by Christine Durand-Ruel

JOE RISHEL, curator of Impressionist show, welcomes, left, Alexandra Aldridge, Alexis & Paul McCarthy, and Allison Whiting. Whiting is from Christie’s, one of show’s sponsors. Photo by Bonnie Squires

JON WIND, museum’s Jennifer Francis and her friend Alvin Hall of the BBC are among attendees at gala. Photo by Bonnie Squires

ROB & PENNY FOX make certain to arrive early for Impressionist gala. Photo by Bonnie Squires

JENNIFER THOMPSON, left, who co-curated show with Joe Rishel, joins Lynn Ross at gala. Photo by Bonnie Squires