Today, the Impressionists are a ubiquitous presence in museums around the world. But the First Impressionist Exhibition, held in Paris in 1874, was met with uproar.
Superb commentary- well done. I feel Impressionistic art is emotive and transcends rational analysis- maybe that's what scared folk off, awakening of the subconscious????
iirc one critic at the time delivered the amazing burn that the Impressionists were 'trying to convince us they have discovered the Mediterranean' lol
That is hilarious, I love that!
Superb commentary- well done. I feel Impressionistic art is emotive and transcends rational analysis- maybe that's what scared folk off, awakening of the subconscious????
Thank you! And that's such an interesting point - it would have been a radically different experience for viewers
Absolutely love this!
Thank you!