Here are nine shows not to miss around France, beyond the Musée d’Orsay’s blockbuster “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” which we’ve covered separately and highly recommend. The unofficial prequel ...

Claude Monet influenced more than just other painters. Composers began to incorporate impressionism into their music.The romantic era of Brahms went out the door. And in came French composer Claude ...

It’s hard to believe that Monet, Degas and Renoir once faced hostility from the art world. Alastair Sooke reveals how one man changed everything. Few movements in the history of art feel as familiar ...

Impressionism, like most new things, great or small, is at present more discussed than understood. The word itself is elastic, and covers a variety of significations; the teachings of the school, in ...

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library welcomes back art historian Linda Blair with a new lecture series, Impressionism. For many years now, Blair has been one of the Athenaeum’s most popular speakers.

Photograph of Paul Durand-Ruel in his gallery (photo taken by Dornac, c. 1910) (all images courtesy the National Gallery, London) LONDON — Impressionism is easily one of, if not the most, accessible ...

On April 15, 1874 – 150 years ago – the first Impressionist exhibition opened on Rue du Capucines in Paris, featuring works by 30 artists, including Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille ...

In the conventional art mediums where straight lines, accurate depictions, and anatomy were given all the love and appreciation, Impressionism emerged as a cry for change. The little blurry lines, the ...

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When Claude Monet painted "Houses of Parliament, Effect of Fog" (1899–1904), he was likely depicting pollution, researchers say. (courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art via Wikimedia) The late 19th ...