Robin Hood
2007
Search results
Rating
The Impressionists: With Richard Armitage, Julian Glover, Will Keen, Aden Gillett. "Three hour mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet.
- (1.1K)
- 2006-04-30
- Drama
- Richard Armitage, Julian Glover, Will Keen
The Impressionists (2006–2007) I'll say first that I loved art of any kind but paintings of the masters are the most enjoyable and the Impressionist period and the Impressionist artists are the cream of the crop for me. It does not end there.
- The Paris Salon
- The First Impressionist Exhibition
- Critical Reaction
- The Second Exhibition
- The Third Exhibition
- The Fourth Exhibition
- The Fifth Exhibition
- The Sixth Exhibition
- The Seventh Exhibition
- The Eighth Exhibition
Fine art produced in France really had only one space to be showcased to the public, collectors, and possible future commissioners: the Paris Salon. Run under the auspices of the French Academy, it monopolised art from 1667 onwards. The problem with the Salon was that every artist with any ambition sent their works to be exhibited in the biannual (...
The group of young artists who became known as the impressionists (although not all were, and those who were varied in style greatly) knew each other because they frequented the same fashionable cafés and restaurants in Paris. From the 1860s, they met in such places as the Café Guerbois and others in the Batignolles area of Paris. Besides Monet, De...
"The critics are eating us alive," Pissarro wrote in a letter to a friend in 1874 (Bouruet Aubertot, 187). In reality, the idea that all critics were against the impressionists is something of a myth. Many reviews were neutral, some even positive, especially in the more radical press. There were indeed some very harsh reviews, though. Most critics ...
The Anonymous Cooperative was undeterred by the lack of financial and critical success of the first exhibition, and within two years they were back. The event, which showcased over 250 works by 20 artists, was financed by the engineer Ernest Rouart. The venue this time was the gallery of the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, another important friend of ...
Gustave Caillebotte largely funded this exhibition, and he hired an empty and spacious five-room apartment for the purpose. At this exhibition, Degas made the rule that an artist could not submit to the Salon and the independent exhibition. As a result, perhaps, this time there were fewer artists involved, only 18, who showed collectively 230 works...
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) and Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) were invited to participate for the first time in this, the fourth exhibition. Over 260 works by 15 artists were on display. There were oil paintings, pastel works, and painted fans (thought to be more saleable). This time some coloured frames were used for certain works when it was considered c...
Into a new decade and despite the slight progress being made, several impressionist stars decided to no longer participate in a fifth outing: Monet, Renoir, and Alfred Sisley(1839-1899). The remainder were also falling out over who to include as impressionism was a vague term encompassing many different styles. Held in a building under construction...
This exhibition returned to the location of the first, but it was a very different set of artists on display compared to seven years earlier. There was still no Monet, Renoir, or Sisley, and no Caillebotte or Cézanne. Degas took advantage of these absences to dominate the show of 170 works and include his sculpture The Little Dancer, which caused a...
There was a shakeup again of who could participate, and with some of the artists gone who were regarded as lesser talents, some big names returned, notably the trio of Monet, Renoir, and Sisley. However, Degas this time abstained. The exhibition was well promoted by Durand-Ruel who had booked the venue. The exhibition was better attended than any o...
For the 8th Impressionist Exhibition in 1886, Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet financed the whole thing, which was held in a space above a famous restaurant, the Maison Dorée. There were 17 artists on show. Degas was back with lots of nude females bathing, but Monet, Sisley, and Caillebotte were now disillusioned with the whole affair and the consta...
- Mark Cartwright
The article mentions that the critical reception of the first Impressionist exhibition was overwhelmingly negative. Were there any positive reviews? If so, what kind of aspects did those reviews highlight, and what kinds of people wrote them?
- this was explained in the article that precedes this one, an "impression" was a sketch or quickly done piece that was intended to act as an aid to...
- There certainly were positive reviews. As always, the differences were varied: political, generational, philosophical, aesthetic, or just what was...
- This is an art history course, not an art course.
Reviews Three-part factual drama about the impressionist painters. Read More Read Less
- Julian Glover
- 1
Nov 22, 2023 · Impressionists on Paper review – Van Gogh sets this rambling show on fire. Royal Academy, London. Sterile sketches by Monet, Degas and Renoir make you grateful they mostly stuck to painting – but...
People also ask
What is the English language plot outline for the Impressionists (2006)?
Are Impressionists on paper really painters?
Who were the Impressionists?
How did the Impressionists know each other?
Nov 21, 2011 · The Impressionists. This mini-series tells the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists - Monet, Degas, Renoir, Czanne and Manet. Entirely based on documentary evidence, special effects transport the viewer inside some of the world's best-loved paintings.
