Impressionism Impressionism: A beginner’s guide The Impressionists are now widely appreciated, but they originally struggled for recognition. c. 1874 - 1886 Impressionism, an introduction By Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic Rebelling against tradition, the Impressionists exhibited their own “unfinished” works to a skeptical audience. Learn more What does "Impressionism" mean? By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant Impressionist paintings—once considered sloppy and unfinished—draw huge crowds to museums today. Learn more How the Impressionists got their name By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker The Impressionists didn’t name themselves—so who was responsible for one of art history’s most enduring terms? Learn more Impressionist color By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant Blue snow and violet-tinted flesh—the Impressionists radically changed our expectation of color. Learn more Impressionist pictorial space By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant The surprising pictorial effects of modern art may seem at first like errors, but they are quite intentional! Learn more Japonisme By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant The distinctive qualities of Japanese art offered striking new approaches to modern artists developing alternatives to the Western tradition of naturalistic representation. Learn more Looking east: how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western artists By Asian Art Museum Isolated for centuries, Japan opened to trade in the 1850s, providing fresh inspiration for Western artists. Learn more
Impressionism, an introduction By Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic Rebelling against tradition, the Impressionists exhibited their own “unfinished” works to a skeptical audience. Learn more
What does "Impressionism" mean? By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant Impressionist paintings—once considered sloppy and unfinished—draw huge crowds to museums today. Learn more
How the Impressionists got their name By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker The Impressionists didn’t name themselves—so who was responsible for one of art history’s most enduring terms? Learn more
Impressionist color By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant Blue snow and violet-tinted flesh—the Impressionists radically changed our expectation of color. Learn more
Impressionist pictorial space By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant The surprising pictorial effects of modern art may seem at first like errors, but they are quite intentional! Learn more
Japonisme By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant The distinctive qualities of Japanese art offered striking new approaches to modern artists developing alternatives to the Western tradition of naturalistic representation. Learn more
Looking east: how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western artists By Asian Art Museum Isolated for centuries, Japan opened to trade in the 1850s, providing fresh inspiration for Western artists. Learn more
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