Impressionism was at its height in the U.S. for about two decades, between the 1890s and 1910s, before the emergence of the modern art movement. The Daytons were both raised in prominent, upper-class ...

The past is beautiful, and the future is splendid. Even sad memories often remain as beautiful afterimages after time passes.

SAN ANTONIO — “Who can resist a painting of a big slab of butter?” Mary Morton asked a group of art patrons and media members as they previewed “Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art ...

In the late 1800s, impressionism was one of the art world’s hottest topics. The style of painting in the moment, often in nature, with visible brush strokes, was both loved and hated. The French ...

Five little-known works by the Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte, which belonged to the artist’s butler, are now on view at the Musée d’Orsay. They are a remarkable gift made by the great ...

Where: The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 West First Avenue. Cost: $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and college students with valid identification; $7 for children and youth, ages 6-17; and ...

Their paintings might look like greeting cards from a nursing home, but the Impressionists were 19th century punk rockers.

As a teenager, Christian Dior helped his mother design the garden at their home in Normandy, France. He carried his love of flowers — also the... Exhibit Explores How Dior's Designs Echo Impressionist ...

Impressionism is big business — and we’ve got some numbers to prove it. The two most expensive paintings sold at auction have both been Impressionist works — that is, if you count Vincent van Gogh as ...

The French Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot has long been overshadowed in art history by male contemporaries such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. But at long last, Morisot ...