Paris 1874 : the Impressionist moment / edited by Sylvie Patry and Anne Robbins with Kimberly A. Jones and Mary Morton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patry, Sylvie, contributor.

Robbins, Anne, contributor.

Jones, Kimberly A., contributor.

Morton, Mary G., contributor.

Musée d'Orsay, host institution.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.), host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paris (France)--Intellectual life--19th century--Exhibitions.

Paris (France).

Art, French--France--Paris--Exhibitions.

Art, French.

Impressionism (Art)--France--Paris--Exhibitions.

Impressionism (Art).

Art, French--19th century--Exhibitions.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimilies, maps, portraits ; 33 cm

Distribution:

New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2024]

Other Title:

Paris 1874, inventer l'impressionnisme.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Musée d'Orsay ; Washington : National Gallery of Art, [2024]

Summary:

"On April 15, 1874, the exhibition organized by the "Societe Anonyme des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs et Lithographes" opened its doors in Paris. Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Cezanne, Pissarro, and Sisley were among the participants. They painted real life as they perceived it--Parisian women dressed in the latest fashions, the capital city bustling with life, and colorful rural landscapes. This new style of painting was dubbed "impressionist." This publication takes a fresh look at a now-legendary exhibition, long seen as the starting point for avant-garde movements that followed. The volume positions it in the context of its time, considering France's defeat by the Prussians and the upheaval of the Commune in 1871, the reconstruction of Paris, and the domination of the official Salon over the art world. Written by French and American experts in the field, this richly illustrated book delves into the ways in which, 150 years ago, artists asserted their independence and changed the course of history." -- Provided by publisher.

On April 15, 1874, the exhibition organized by the "Société Anonyme des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, etc." opened its doors in Paris. Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Cezanne, Pissarro, and Sisley were among the participants. They painted real life as they perceived it--Parisian women dressed in the latest fashions, the capital city bustling with life, and colorful rural landscapes. This new style of painting was dubbed "impressionist." This publication takes a look at a now-legendary exhibition, long seen as the starting point for avant-garde movements that followed. The volume positions it in the context of its time, considering France's defeat by the Prussians and the upheaval of the Commune in 1871, the reconstruction of Paris, and the domination of the official Salon over the art world.

Contents:

Preface / Christophe Leribault and Kaywin Feldman

Impressionism : a redefinition / Sylvie Patry and Anne Robbins, with Kimberly A. Jones and Mary Morton

The Parisian context. Paris at a watershed / Christophe Charle

The world comes to Paris / Nicole Georgopulos

Ruins and renewal : the Impressionists and the aftermath of the année terrible / Bertrand Tillier

Artists in the shadow of the année terrible / Kimberly A. Jones

The new opéra quarter in 1874 / François Blanchetière

In Nadar's studio / Hubert Naudeix, Sylvie Patry, and Anne Robbins

Exhibiting in Paris in 1874. the Salon of 1874 / Kimberly A. Jones

The survival and evolution of tradition / Kimberly A. Jones

The founding of the Cooperative Society / Catherine Méneux

1874 : An Impressionist exhibition, or an "eclectic" one? / Anne Robbins

Organizing, promoting, and hanging the first Impressionist exhibition / Anne Robbins

Difference and consensus. Exhibiting modern life in 1874 / Sylvie Patry

The Parisienne / Mary Morton

Women at work / Sylvie Patry

The triumph of landscape / Mary Morton

Plein-air painting / Mary Morton and Ann Hoenigswald

Suburban leisure / Mary Morton

"Impressionist," impressions / Sylvie Patry

Impression, sunrise / Géraldine Lefebvre

Impact and legacy. The new painting : a mixed critical response / Catherine Méneux

The exhibition of 1874 : a commercial failure? / Léa Saint-Raymond

1877 : The first true Impressionist exhibition? / Sylvie Patry

Sources and references. "An unexpected spectacle" : salons, sociétés, and other exhibitions of 1874 / Nicole Georgopulos

The beginning of Impressionism, 1870-1877 : a chronology / Estelle Bégué, Caroline Gaillard, Sylvie Patry, and Anne Robbins

Catalogue of the first Impressionist exhibition

List of works

Reference list

Index of names.

Notes:

Issued also in French.

Catalog of the exhibition titled "Paris 1874 : Inventer l'impressionnisme," held at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France, March 26-July 14, 2024, and the exhibition titled "Paris 1874 : the Impressionist moment," held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., September 8, 2024-January 19, 2025.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-283) and index.

ISBN:

9780300278484

0300278489

OCLC:

1428974447