Claude Monet, Impression, Soleil Levant, 1872. Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
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, Musée d’Orsay is presenting some 130 works and bringing a fresh eye to bear on this key date, regarded as the day that launched the avant-gardes.
Join Anne Robbins, Curator of Paintings at the Musée d’Orsay and co-curator of Paris 1874, for a very special talk on this historic exhibition tracing the advent of an artistic movement that emerged in a rapidly changing world.
The exhibition Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism is at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, from 26 March to 14 July 2024
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This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live, 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.