Auguste Renoir, The Theater Box, 1874. The Courtauld, London.
150 years ago, on April 15, 1874, the first impressionist exhibition opened in Paris. “Hungry for independence”, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley and Cézanne finally decided to free themselves from the rules by holding their own exhibition, outside official channels: impressionism was born. To celebrate this anniversary, Paris 1874: The Impressionist Movement, a stunning exhibition of more than 150 works, was presented at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, and reopened at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. in September.
Join co-curator Anne Robbins, Curator of Paintings at the Musée d’Orsay, for a very special ARTscapades talk on this historic exhibition. Bringing a fresh eye to bear on this key date, regarded as the day that launched the avant-garde, Robbins discusses the genesis of this major project and traces the advent of an art movement that emerged in a rapidly changing world.
The exhibition Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment is at the National Gallery, Washington D.C. from September 8 2024 to January 19 2025.
This event will be recorded. Ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording afterwards which is available for one month. Proceeds from ARTscapades ticket sales benefit museums, galleries and other arts-based organisations and projects.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live with Q&A, or on-demand for one month afterwards. You will receive your link to access the event in your email confirmation and the on-demand link after the event ends.