Friday 22nd April
2016
Vernissage \ [ver-nuh-sahzh; French ver-nee-sazh]
noun, plural vernissages \
[ver-nuh-sah-zhiz; French ver-nee-sazh]
1. Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art
exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
2. a reception at a gallery for an artist whose show is about to open to
the public.
Quote
Mama planned her fête for the night before vernissage, the grand social opening
of the show. Historically, vernissage, or varnishing day, represented the moment
when artists put the finishing touches on their pictures that already hung on the
Salon's walls
…Gioia Diliberto, I Am Madame X 2003
Origin
Vernissage comes from the French term of the same spelling, which translates
literally as "a varnishing, touching up." It entered English in the early 1900’s.
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