There’s probably no group of artists whose work is as storied as the Impressionists.
There’s probably no group of artists whose work is as storied as the Impressionists. A 19th-century art movement born in France, Impressionism was characterized not only by painting mostly outdoors and “on the spot” but also by an emphasis on light and motion. In April 1874, a group of 30 artists organized an exhibition for their works in Paris, and the rest is history. The Impressionist movement then spawned post-Impressionism which included Van Gogh and Cezanne among its ilk.