The Impressionist movement, which began in the late 19th century and became a landmark in modern art, was the effort of ...

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Look at a list of the most-visited art exhibitions in any year, and some familiar names will inevitably appear: Monet, Manet, ...

But say "modern art" to someone on the street, and chances are they possibly picture something like this. At the turn of the century, art changed. From the birth of abstract impressionism to the ...

For museums and their public, Impressionism is the Goldilocks movement: not too old or too new, not too challenging or too sappy; just right. Renaissance art may baffle with arcane religious symbolism ...

“Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light” at the Ateneum Art Museum places medieval ... focuses on the flourishing scene in Paris, where “Impressionism became Post-Impressionism, which ...

“Unless you just can’t stand art, there is literally something for everyone,” said Julian Dawes, head of impressionist and modern art for Sotheby’s Americas. “Everything from early ...