Celebrate opening day of Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment with this overview by exhibition curators Kimberly Jones and Mary Morton. A signing of the exhibition catalog will follow in the East Building Concourse Shop.
Please note that high attendance is anticipated. Seating is first come, first served; advance registration does not guarantee entry. A livestream of the presentation will be available online and in one additional location in the National Gallery.
About Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
How did Impressionism begin? Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting. A remarkable presentation of 130 works includes a rare reunion of many of the paintings first featured in that now-legendary exhibition.
Revisit beloved paintings by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir and meet their lesser-known contemporaries. See the art norms they were rebelling against and learn what political and social shifts sparked their new approach to art.