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Eight Impressionism exhibitions
Paris: 1874 -1886
Impressionism: the new character of painting in expression, the act of painting and design
"Impressionism, which contributed decisively to the liberation of art from the tyranny of a misunderstood tradition, is today one of the great artistic traditions. Like all traditions, it will sometimes be rejected and then rediscovered; at times it will no longer be relied upon, at other times its vitality will be recognised. It will be both admired and opposed, but never overlooked. Impressionism is and remains one of the most important phases in the history of modern art." (John Rewald)
The presentation of the eight exhibitions is largely based on the following publications:
› John Rewald - History of Impressionism
› Charles Moffett - The New Painting, Impressionism 1874 - 1886, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1986
› Ruth Berson - The New Painting, Impressionism 1874 - 1886, Exhibit Works, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1996
› Ruth Berson - The New Painting, Impressionism 1874 - 1886, Reviews (newspaper reports), Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 1996 ("Berson dokumentation")
› Catalogue Raisonnée by Cailllebotte, Pissarro, Monet, Gauguin, Morisot, Redon, Cézanne, Cassatt, Degas and others.----
In addition, website contributions by Alexandra Matzner: Website: ‘ARTinWords’
and (with restrictions) website ‘Impressionism.ne’ by Hans WeeversFurther information on the paintings was obtained from the provenance details provided by museums and auction houses.
For further information, see Literature >
and various links >
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In the case of some of the works presented here, it is uncertain how they were categorised in the eight exhibitions. (•)