Impressionism is an art movement that began in Paris, France in the latter part of the 19th century, in which the artists tried to capture light and the world as they saw it without being constricted ...

SKILLFUL popularizers don't always get a place of honor at literature's table, but they should. They bridge the divide between scholars and general readers, harvesting the work of experts and whipping ...

Jan. 28—The Rockwall Art League is presenting a seven-hour workshop on Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring the artist Patrick Michael Reeves. This one-of-a-kind workshop will focus on shape and ...

Of all the seismic shocks in Western art, none shook more deeply than French Impressionism. From the 1860s to the 1880s, it was as if a mad bomber were at work in the Parisian art world. The public ...

JOHN HOUSE Impressionism: Paint and Politics New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. 256 pp.; 63 color ills., 117 b/w. $50.00 JOACHIM PISSARRO Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne and Pissarro, ...

PURE impressionism in literary criticism has of late years grown into great favor, both among critics themselves and with the public. The essentials of a good critic — so the rubric has come to run — ...

In an ordinary season, "Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism" at the Legion of Honor might have outshone everything else the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco offered. But this ...

Some 150 years ago, Pierre-Auguste Renoir made a name for himself as a founder of the Impressionist art movement. His paintings (like "Bathers" and "Dance at Bougival") still captivate today. Now, his ...