Category: French Impressionism

• How Caillebotte saved Impressionism

  

  The French Impressionists were struggling. Their paintings weren’t selling, and Pissarro was exasperated with Monet and Renoir. He was ready to quit the group when a mysterious letter arrived.

  Diane Tucker

  2024-03-03

  Art history stories, Everyday Life, French Impressionism, Innovation in Art, The Shy Museumgoer

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Caillebotte: Paris Street; Rainy Day, French Impressionism, Gustave Caillebotte: The Floor Scrapers analysis, How Caillebotte saved the 1877 Impressionist Exhibition, How Caillebotte’s will built Musée d’Orsay, Renoir: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Urban Impressionism

• Who cancelled Berthe Morisot?

  

  Pushed to the margins of history, Berthe Morisot’s contribution to Impressionism was long overshadowed by her male peers. Discover why this visionary painter is finally receiving the recognition she is due.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-07-12

  Art history stories, Everyday Life, French Impressionism, The Shy Museumgoer, Women artists

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Berthe Morisot and the female gaze, Berthe Morisot brushwork, Berthe Morisot: First woman Impressionist, How Berthe Morisot became an Impressionist, Why isn’t Berthe Morisot well known?, Women Impressionists

• Pissarro’s unforgettable conversation

  

  As the Prussian Army marched toward Paris, Camille Pissarro captured a fleeting moment of peace in “The Conversation, Louveciennes” — unaware that enemy soldiers would soon occupy his home.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-04-11

  Art history stories, Everyday Life, French Impressionism, Great landscapes, The Shy Museumgoer

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Is Pissarro the father of Impressionism, Pissarro impressionist painting technique, Pissarro’s Franco-Prussian War painting, Pissarro’s Portrait of Minette stolen, Pissarro: Louveciennes paintings, Pissarro: The Conversation Louveciennes analysis, Rare Pissarro masterpiece