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 ...

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 ...

In 1874, a group of artists defied the rigid rules of academic painting and created Impressionism—a movement that captured fleeting light, everyday life, and raw emotion. Figures like Monet, Cassatt, ...

Stepping into the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) this spring and summer, visitors may feel as though they’ve fallen into an Impressionist landscape painting. That’s ...

In the 1870s, Parisian artists broke from rigid academic traditions to paint the immediacy of life with visible brushstrokes and luminous color. This bold move created Impressionism, a movement that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edouard Manet (c1870)and his painting, Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets (1872) - Getty The triumph of a trend commonly ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s arts scene will grow this fall with a museum dedicated entirely to American Impressionism ...

About 145 years ago, a group of artists in France started experimenting with a new style of landscape painting. Characterized by vivid, almost radioactive colors and fluid yet imprecise brush strokes, ...

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 ...