In 1874, a group of rebellious painters—including Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas—exhibited their work in Paris. They would become known as the Impressionists, and they painted scenes from ...

Manet & Morisot,” a major exhibition of the famous impressionist pair, is a rare look at a creative relationship “like no ...

Exactly 150 years ago, Monet, Degas, Renoir and their pals spurred an artistic revolution. Can we still see the defiance behind the beauty, and the schmaltz? By Jason Farago The haystacks have been ...

On a November morning in 1872, Claude Monet set up his easel and began furiously painting the foggy scene beyond his hotel balcony. As a Normandy native, Monet knew Le Havre’s harbor well, but he ...

On April 15, 1874, an exhibition organized by 31 artists who had created themselves as the Société Anonyme des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, etc. (in effect, an incorporated business) ...

From Claude Monet to Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, Impressionism has left a legacy of legendary canvases you can see in the world's most prestigious museums. Let’s take a tour! In the late 19 ...

Neo-Impressionism has a history of being underappreciated. When it emerged in the late 19th century, with its mechanical, dot-based, “pointillist” technique, some critics claimed it heralded the death ...

“Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men” at the Getty Center is the largest show of the artist’s work staged in the western U.S. in the past 30 years. Co-curated by the Getty’s Scott Allan, it includes ...

The Impressionists were the art world's rebels, who loved to use vivid colors and play with lights and shadows. Here's how to ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --Smoggy air during the Industrial Revolution may have contributed to the creation of impressionism, inspiring painters such as J.M.W. Turner and Claude Monet to develop new painting ...