How the Impressionists Became the World’s Favorite Painters, and the Most Misunderstood
Exactly 150 years ago, Monet, Degas, Renoir and their pals spurred an artistic revolution. Can we still see the defiance ...
5 Impressionist portraits that are a must-see for art enthusiasts
In the conventional art mediums where straight lines, accurate depictions, and anatomy were given all the love and ...
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A Rare Monet Painting Has Been Returned to the Family of Its Rightful Owners—Eight Decades After It Was Stolen by the Nazis
The Gestapo seized the Impressionist painting from storage after its owners fled from their home in Vienna. Now, the piece ...
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150 years of Impressionism: Dutch museums celebrate with major show
On April 15, 1874, a group of young artists put their paintings on display in Paris - and Impressionism was born. Their move ...
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An Art Dealer Bought This Painting at a Barn Sale for $50. It Turned Out to Be an Emily Carr Worth Nearly $150,000
The Canadian Post-Impressionist artist was famous for her evocative landscapes and paintings incorporating motifs from First ...
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The Moment When Impressionism Took the Stage
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. through January 19, 2025 ...
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‘The Impressionist Moment’ is a smart, bracing and unmissable art show
Monet’s 1872 “Impression, Sunrise” is one of the most famous works in art history, the painting that inspired the name “impressionism.” This juxtaposition sets the stage for a thoroughly ...
The stunning landscapes that inspired the Impressionists – and how to see them
From the vibrant urban centres of Paris and London to the tranquil beauty of the Norman and Welsh coastlines, we take a look ...
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After 86 years in limbo, FBI helps family recover a Monet stolen by Nazis and found in Louisiana
A Monet drawing that was stolen by the Nazis was tracked to Port Sulphur Louisiana and was returned to the heirs by the FBI ...
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Israel's art roundup: Impressionism and Jewish painting
IMPRESSIONISM – Paintings and other works by the bold artists who broke away from the tradition of academic art painting – with the now-famous 1874 Paris exhibition that birthed a new movement ...