Impressionism

Modern life, changing light and visible brushwork brought these artists together. Their independent exhibitions in Paris ran from 1874 to 1886, while their individual careers continued beyond the group’s shows. Look for strokes that remain visible as color, reflections that loosen solid forms, and views of everyday leisure or work. Monet’s changing light and Degas’s carefully arranged figures show the range within the group. Japanese prints offered some artists new ways to crop a scene and organize flat areas of color; Impressionism was never simply a shared recipe for painting outdoors. Connected places: Paris · The Seine and towns around Paris.

• Water LiliesClaude Monet, 1906
• Water Lily PondClaude Monet, 1900
• Cliff Walk at PourvilleClaude Monet, 1882
• Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)Claude Monet, 1890–91
• BordigheraClaude Monet, 1884
• Poppy Field (Giverny)Claude Monet, 1890–91
• Charing Cross Bridge, LondonClaude Monet, 1901
• Houses of Parliament, LondonClaude Monet, 1900–1
• Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)Vincent van Gogh, 1887
• A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89
• Two Sisters (On the Terrace)Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
• Acrobats at the Cirque FernandoPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
• Woman at the PianoPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875–76
• Fish (Still Life)Édouard Manet, 1864
• Woman ReadingÉdouard Manet, 1880–82
• Woman at Her ToiletteBerthe Morisot, 1875–80
• Woman in a GardenBerthe Morisot, 1882–83
• Young Girl with HatBerthe Morisot, 1892
• The Child's BathMary Cassatt, 1893
• On a BalconyMary Cassatt, 1878–79
• After the BullfightMary Cassatt, 1873
• The Millinery ShopEdgar Degas, 1879-86
• Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie DegasEdgar Degas, 1875–76
• Young Spartan Girls Challenging BoysEdgar Degas, c. 1860
• The Beach at Sainte-AdresseClaude Monet, 1867
• Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-LazareClaude Monet, 1877
• Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'AmontClaude Monet, 1885
• Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-ÎleClaude Monet, 1886
• Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)Claude Monet, 1890–91
• Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset)Claude Monet, 1890–91
• The Customs House at VarengevilleClaude Monet, 1897
• VétheuilClaude Monet, 1901
• Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight EffectClaude Monet, 1903
• Water Lily PondClaude Monet, 1917–19
• Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch)Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875
• The LaundressPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877–79
• Young Woman SewingPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
• Near the LakePierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879–80
• ChrysanthemumsPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881–82
• Lucie Berard (Child in White)Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883
• Madame Léon ClapissonPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883
• Jean Renoir SewingPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1899–1900
• Seated BatherPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1914
• Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)Édouard Manet, 1862–72
• Sea View, Calm Weather (Vue de mer, temps calme)Édouard Manet, 1864
• BullfightÉdouard Manet, 1865–66
• The Races at LongchampÉdouard Manet, 1866
• Portrait of a Woman with a Black FichuÉdouard Manet, c. 1878