Precursor of modernism and founder of the impressionist school, Claude Monet…
Impressionism
Established in 1895, the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) was America’s first contemporary art museum. Part of the…
In Giverny, Claude Monet (1840-1926) spent over four decades nurturing a flourishing garden that has become almost as iconic as his celebrated artworks. The garden is still an oasis that…
Without Claude Monet, there is no Mark Rothko, no Jackson Pollock, no Clyfford Still. His masterful rendering of light, bold coloration and gestural brushwork were not just resplendent, they…
J.M.W Turner is known for his unique form and prodigious talent; he is known as one of the greatest British painters of all time. …
Considered a founder of Impressionism, Edgar Degas actually disliked the label, preferring Realist or Independent. Best known for his paintings and bronze sculptures, Degas was also a printmaker and…
Most people think of oil paintings when they think of Impressionism, but almost half of the works in the eight Impressionist exhibitions held in Paris between 1874 and 1886 were prints and drawings,…
