Sisley, along the water...
The Seine, a source of inspiration for the painters of the Impressionist movement, was the favorite motif of the painter Alfred Sisley.
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The selection of articles about artists, exhibitions, museums, cultural events
- 1 day ago
Impressionnists in Turin
With around 300 works by more than 100 artists, the exhibition "Impressionists between dream and color" is held in Turin until June 4, 2023
- 2 days ago
Normandy Impressionnist 2024
The next edition of Normandie Impressionniste will take place from March to September 2024.
- 4 days ago
650,000 bricks for the water lilies...
Design Museum in London unveils from April 7 to July 30, 2023 a monumental work by Ai Weiwei, inspired by Claude Monet's Water Lilies.
- Mar 19
Van Gogh's Cypresses at the Met
An exceptional exhibition of 40 works by Vincent van Gogh will be presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC until the end of August
- Mar 18
Romantic visionaries in Madrid
From March 16 to May 21, an exhibition of 62 works brings together Norwegian and Spanish artists for the first time in Madrid.
- Mar 16
Gretchen enters Washington
The National Gallery of Art acquired its first work by Gretchen Woodman Rogers.
- Mar 12
John Lavery, the Irishman of Glasgow
Friend of James Abbott Whistler, born in Ireland, John Lavery (1856-1941) began in the group of Scottish Impressionists in Glasgow.
- Mar 11
Impressionist Normandy. First stop: Vétheuil
On May 12, participants in the "Normandy Impressionist" trip will make a first stop in Vétheuil,
- Mar 10
The landscapes and legacy of Gainsborough
Masterpieces from Woburn Abbey are on display until June 11 in Thomas Gainsborough's birthplace.
- Mar 8
Women, painters and proud...
Les femmes artistes exposent en nombre croissant et les impressionnistes sont le groupe qui en accueille le plus. Dans les années 1880, entr
- Mar 7
Edouard's parents and the Guitarrero
We are in 1860, Édouard Manet is 28 years old. He will execute the portrait of his parents, Auguste and Désirée Manet.
- Mar 6
The Goldberger variations ...
The Promenade des Anglais in Nice is the scene, until March 22, of the exhibition "Crossed Portraits" by Sacha Goldberger.
- Mar 5
Turner: The Sun is God !
The Pierre Gianadda Foundation welcomes an exhibition from June 3 to June 25, 2023 which highlights the works of William Turner.
- Mar 4
The forgotten ones: Louis Debras
In the series of forgotten items from the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, this tenth article evokes Louis Debras.
- Mar 3
Hendrick Mesdag and his panorama
Hendrick Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) is a Dutch landscape painter who can be related to the school of The Hague
- Mar 2
Faure, Monet and the fog of Vétheuil...
Until next Sunday March 5, the Moulins media library pays tribute to baritone Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914), lyrical artist.
- Feb 26
Impressionisms and their museum
Created in 2009, the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny took over from the American Art Museum founded in 1992 by Daniel J. Terra.
- Feb 25
Waiting
Matthew, I had met while waiting in line for an exhibition at the Met. A rather jovial guy with a slightly tired suit.
- Feb 24
Albert and Prospérie
Albert Bartholomé, painter and sculptor passionately loved his wife Prosperie Fleury known as Périe.
- Feb 23
The forgotten ones: Emilien Mulot-Durivage
In the series of forgotten ones from the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, Émilien Mulot Durivage.
- Feb 22
Namur, Fine Arts and Eugène
In Namur, with our Belgian friends, the Galerie du Beffroi exhibits until March 3 works by the painter Eugène Colignon.
- Feb 21
Zola's face
If your steps lead you to the Granet museum in Aix-en-Provence, you can contemplate a painting by Paul Cézanne representing Émile Zola.
- Feb 18
Maurice Denis and his museum
Located in Saint Germain en Laye in the Yvelines, the departmental museum Maurice Denis is the former home of the Nabi painter.
- Feb 17
Hiroshige's Fans
The Guimet Museum presents for the first time in France until May 29, 2023 a unique set of prints by Utagawa Hiroshige.
- Feb 16
Charles' asparagus
In 1880, the historian, art critic and collector Charles Ephrussi commissioned Édouard Manet to paint a still life with asparagus...
- Feb 15
The forgotten ones: Stanislas Lepine
Stanislas Lépine, unknown to the general public but highly appreciated by amateurs, is a major figure in 19th century pictorial art.
- Feb 10
The forgotten ones: Auguste de Molins
Despite a style quite far from that of his impressionist contemporaries, Auguste de Molins will present at the exhibition 4 of his works
- Feb 9
Claude's teapot
Although this is not what we immediately remember from his abundant career, Claude Monet was a prodigious painter of still lifes.
- Feb 6
Aline and Pierre-Auguste...
Aline Charigot (1859-1915) was working as a seamstress when she met Pierre Auguste Renoir around 1879 in Paris.
