This was in the mid-19th and early 20th century, when Impressionism was in full play on the European art scene. American artists had traveled to France and witnessed this entirely new genre of ...
The art style of Impressionism can be defined with loose, visible brushstrokes, light colours, a bright palette, and a specific focus on the lights and shadows that covered their landscapes or models.
Among the impulses from the French Barbizon School, it was those brought by Willem Roelofs and the Maris brothers that encouraged a generation of Dutch artists to create sweeping depictions ...
A large-scale show of this nature could easily be organized at short notice thanks to the sufficient number of Impressionist masterworks already in the museum’s collection. But following the October 7 ...
Imagine yourself in Paris the spring of 1879, on the Avenue de l’Opera, walking into the fourth group exhibit by the Impressionist artists. Picking up the show’s catalog, you would see the ...