Impressionists

Which Impressionist Painter Had A Lovechild With His Piano Teacher?

Posted 01.23.2012

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Today marks the 180th Birthday of Edouard Manet, the outspoken artist synonymous with forward-thinking movements such as Impressionism and Realism. Ma...

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Gustave Caillebotte, Conceptual Impressionist

David Galenson | Posted 08.17.2011

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David Galenson

Paradoxically, Gustave Caillebotte was the odd man out among the French Impressionist painters. Art scholars have long recognized this, but have never fully explained it.

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Paris in the Time of the Impressionists

David Galenson | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Camille Pissarro, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Impressionists, Arts News
David Galenson

In an essay written in the 1930s, the poet Paul Valéry reflected on an extraordinary era: Degas plus Renoir; Monet plus Cézanne; and in the same way...

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Debate: Must 'Plein Air' Be Defined?

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Grant

There are very few rules in art, but artists (like everyone else) want to know that terms are understood in the same way by everyone. Take, for example, the term "plein air."

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Normandy Impressionist Festival: Andre Malraux Museum at Le Havre

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denise Dennis

It is impossible to write about the impressionist art inside the museums of Normandy without describing the natural beauty and scenes from everyday l...

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'Darker Side Of Light' Exhibit Comes To Chicago: Obsession, Drugs, Violence Explored

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Marilyn Soltis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The obsessions of a lover, opium dreams, despair of impending suicide, meditations on viol...

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Intruders Punch 4-Inch Hole In Monet At Musee D'Orsay

AP via New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Intruders entered the Orsay Museum early Sunday and punched a hole in a renowned work by Impressionist painter Claude Monet, the French culture minist...

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