In their research, curators including art historian Marianne Mathieu also came across evidence contradicting the belief that all Impressionist painting was executed swiftly.

We examine 14 key artworks that reflect the diverse facets of Cassatt's career, as well as the privileges and constraints of female artists in a male-dominated 19th-century art world.

Marked by contemporary subject matter and loose brushwork, these works rejected the traditional forms and techniques favored by the official annual Paris Salon.

The 150-year anniversary of the Impressionist movement is being celebrated across America and Europe.

Critics often lambasted the artists, who went on to produce what are now considered masterpieces.

These texts show that Impressionism, the movement now celebrating its 150th anniversary, was diverse in its reckoning with changing social dynamics.

In "Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism," the Musée d'Orsay presents a show about a show—specifically, the first Impressionist exhibition, which opened 150 years ago today and ushered in what we…

The Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris commissioned Laib to respond to Monet's popular murals as part of its celebration of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism.

A full account of the Impressionist movement must reckon with the role of disability and impairment in shaping both the art and its reception.

These days, nobody gives much thought to the idea of artistic practice fitting into an overriding narrative of historical progress. The current scene is liberating if shapeless, as artists work from…