In their research, curators including art historian Marianne Mathieu also came across evidence contradicting the belief that all Impressionist painting was executed swiftly.
We examine 14 key artworks that reflect the diverse facets of Cassatt's career, as well as the privileges and constraints of female artists in a male-dominated 19th-century art world.
Marked by contemporary subject matter and loose brushwork, these works rejected the traditional forms and techniques favored by the official annual Paris Salon.
In "Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism," the Musée d'Orsay presents a show about a show—specifically, the first Impressionist exhibition, which opened 150 years ago today and ushered in what we…
The Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris commissioned Laib to respond to Monet's popular murals as part of its celebration of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism.