On a November morning in 1872, Claude Monet set up his easel and began furiously painting the foggy scene beyond his hotel balcony. As a Normandy native, Monet knew Le Havre’s harbor well, but he ...

IN the 1880’s when rotund Camille Pissarro walked into Paris’ Cafe de la Nouvelle Athenes with his great prophet’s beard streaming and his portfolio tucked under his arms, fellow artists would greet ...

From Claude Monet to Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, Impressionism has left a legacy of legendary canvases you can see in the world's most prestigious museums. Let’s take a tour! In the late 19 ...

The 19th-century painter was in Spain when she painted this early gem, now in Philadelphia Balconies are like stages. For painters, they provide a ready-made tableau. They’re places where people ...

The impressionists of the early 19th century had a special ability to capture nuance in everyday scenes—bright afternoons, a moment at a café, and luminous sunsets. A new exhibition at the Denver Art ...

Our beloved Monets are currently having an extended family reunion at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. One of the prized possessions in the vast SBMA permanent collection is Claude Monet’s “Villas in ...

While French Impressionism is often the most talked-about art movement, American artists in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries carved out their own distinct voice with it and created American ...

Marie Bracquemond's paintings will feature at Art Basel Paris following a record-setting auction in 2024. Marie Bracquemond, Afternoon tea (c. 1880) in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ...

An image of Grant Wood's Amber (Indian Creek — Fall) completed in 1927. This piece is an oil on board painting that measures 13 x 15 inches. The piece was gifted to the museum by John Reid Cooper and ...

Curator Nicole Myers speaks at a preview of “The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art” on view now through January at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. To her right ...