Impressionists held their first exhibition in Paris. In India, rather than imitate, artists combined elements of ...

France is now celebrating the anniversary of the Impressionism movement, one of its most significant exports, with a major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris 1874. Inventing Impressionism ...

On its 150th anniversary, we explore how Impressionism raises the question of what has happened to the avant-garde today. Runtime: 8 min Podcast transcripts are available upon request at [email ...

Most of the reviews were negative. But it launched impressionism as a movement. The word wasn't coined by the artists (they billed themselves as the "Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, the 19th-century art style defined by strong brushstrokes and ...

Édouard Manet, whose seaside vacation turned the tide of modern art, promoting the birth of Impressionism. Martha Teichner reports on the exhibition "Manet and the Sea" (April 25, 2004); Dutch ...

The story of Impressionism’s birth has been told so often, it’s more myth than historic event. Generally, the tale goes something like this: in 1874, a ragtag gang of disaffected artists ...