In the late 1800s, impressionism was one of the art world’s hottest topics. The style of painting in the moment, often in nature, with visible brush strokes, was both loved and hated. The French ...

Impressionism is probably the most recognized artwork around the world. It's hard to think of another type of art that is so collectively popular, so beloved, so familiar. If I say the word ...

Worcester Art Museum’s collection of Impressionist art is, well … impressive. The European and American Impressionism collections at WAM have long delighted visitors to its galleries, the legacy of ...

Today, Impressionism is arguably art lovers’ most beloved painting style. Yet, it is derided by contemporaneous art critics and art historians who label it “eye candy art,” without having any ...

From left, “The Cradle” by Berthe Morisot, “The Mother and Sister of the Artist” by Berthe Morisot, “The Luncheon” by Claude Monet, “The Artist's Daughter, Marie-Anne Carolus-Duran” by Charles Emile ...

Our beloved Monets are currently having an extended family reunion at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. One of the prized possessions in the vast SBMA permanent collection is Claude Monet’s “Villas in ...

While French Impressionism is often the most talked-about art movement, American artists in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries carved out their own distinct voice with it and created American ...

In a recent recital in the auditorium of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, violinist Marina Chiche plucked at her instrument with a flurry and tempo that echoed the brisk brushstrokes in the blockbuster ...

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Researchers have developed a new strategy that uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) to acquire both the surface and underlying details of impressionist style oil paintings. This information can be ...

David Leibowitz is a veteran fine art photographer who’s lately been making some pretty amazing art using his iPhone. Based in NYC, Leibowitz’s pictures of the city look like a French Impressionist ...