Sharon and Tom's 2026 San Francisco Adventure - Day #2

This is the first major exhibition dedicated to the artistic exchange between French Impressionists Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). Manet was the era’s great pioneer of modern painting, and Morisot, the only woman to exhibit under her own name in the original Impressionist group. Unfolding over a period of 15 years (1868–1883), this exhibition traces the evolution of a friendship between two groundbreaking artists. The story of their relationship has often been told through Manet’s early portraits of Morisot, with Morisot’s own work treated as an offshoot of Manet’s. Recent scholarship reveals that, by the final years of his life, Manet increasingly followed Morisot’s example — her choice of subjects and colors, and even her rapid, fluttering brushstrokes. Rich in new research, the exhibition recasts this celebrated artistic friendship — and, by extension, the story of modern art — in a fresh light.

Spending the night at the Lodge at the Presidio, Sharon and Tom had breakfast at the hotel.

Their plan for the morning was the Manet and Morisot exhibition at the de Young Legion of Honor. They walked through the exhibit and then did a docent led tour. They had lunch at the museum.

Afterwards, they hiked along the Coastal trail from the Legion of Honor to the Surto Baths and back. Sharon and I covered that section when we did the firt part of the Crosstown trail.

Taking a Waymo to the restaurant, they finished the day with dinner at Capra. Jack joined them. This restaurant is affliated with Ettan in Palo Alto where we have had dinner twice. Sharon said that she thought that the food was better at Ettan.