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Thursday
Sep132012

The First Impressionist Exhibition, 1874: A Challenge to Tradition

DateThursday, September 13, 2012 at 11:23AM

Camille Pissarro, Gelee blanche Hoarfrost - 1873, Oil on canvas - 65 x 93 cm (25 5/8 x 36 5/8") - Musee d'Orsay, Paris (click photo for larger image)In 1874, those artists seeking to challenge the academic classicism of their day united in order to challenge the standards they felt were being imposed on them. They were the Impressionists. Mark Harden’s “Artchive” (an excellent site) offers “a virtual recreation of the history-making show organized in defiance of the Paris Salon. Twenty of the most important works are presented from eight of the artists. The paintings in each gallery are to actual scale.” This is definitely worth a visit!

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