Few schools of painting explored the pictorial qualities of flowers as fashionably as impressionism. From the poppies and waterlilies in Monet’s work to the irises in van Gogh’s, flowers are one of ...

In 1874, an offbeat, rebellious group of artists mounted an exhibition in the studio of the great French photographer Felix Nadar. Because they didn’t have a memorable name, it didn’t take long for a ...

Known as the father of the Impressionist movement, Camille Pissarro was an early pioneer of the style and a mentor to those who came after him, including Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. But despite his ...

As curator of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ upcoming major exhibition, Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower (which opens March 21), I anticipate that this event will be a crowd-pleaser.

The impressionists of the early 19th century had a special ability to capture nuance in everyday scenes—bright afternoons, a moment at a café, and luminous sunsets. A new exhibition at the Denver Art ...

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ newly announced slate includes ticketed blockbusters, free historical shows tied to VA250, ...

From Claude Monet to Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, Impressionism has left a legacy of legendary canvases you can see in the world's most prestigious museums. Let’s take a tour! In the late 19 ...

When it was time to create a new collection, Christian Dior had a ritual: He went to his garden and sat down among the flowers. Fashion historian Florence Muller gathered drawings, photographs and ...

SAN ANTONIO — “Who can resist a painting of a big slab of butter?” Mary Morton asked a group of art patrons and media members as they previewed “Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art ...

Neither endlessly reprinted on mugs and t-shirts nor massively framed in living rooms: these ten Impressionist paintings are a far cry from the world-famous masterpieces you already know about. And ...