Inventing Impressionism

So universally popular are the Impressionists today, it’s hard to imagine a time when they weren’t. But in the early 1870s they struggled to be accepted. Shunned by the art establishment, they were even lambasted as ‘lunatics’ by one critic. One man, however, recognised their worth from the beginning. Paul Durand-Ruel, an entrepreneurial art dealer from Paris, discovered this group of young artists – including Monet, Degas, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley – and gambled. In a unique collaboration with the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, ‘Inventing Impressionism’ features 85 masterpieces from the movement, all but one having passed through Durand-Ruel’s hands, including three of Renoir’s famous ‘Dances’ and five from Monet’s ‘Poplars’ series, alongside rare photographs from Durand-Ruel’s life.

Suitable for
Family friendly

Admission
Adult: £18 Senior: £16 National Art Pass (Art Fund) holders: £9 Student/Jobseeker/12–18 years: £9 Includes voluntary donation

Website
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/inventing-impressionism

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//mw522?id=EVENT512561