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 reject the ...

The field of Arts has seen many different ages, phases, and eras. Be it emotional portraits, paintings, and sculptures of mythological figures, or the trend of graffiti on walls that became a form of ...

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 ...

The birth of impressionism now has an exact date and time: it was invented at 7.35am on 13 November 1872, according to an astrophysicist who has calculated exactly when Claude Monet painted Impression ...

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 ...

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 ...

Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas and Caillebotte will be in the spotlight in an exhibition at Paris' Musée d'Orsay starting on Sept. 25. By Rebecca Leffler Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus Edouard Manet - P ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Asheville Art Museum will soon display a new exhibit featuring American Impressionism.