The Man Who Made Impressionism Famous
How Paul Durand-Ruel helped the Impressionists find a global audience, and in the process, revolutionized the art market.
Last year was the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition, and to celebrate the occasion, I shared a series on the Impressionist movement here in Crossroads. Together, we learned about the trials and tribulations the Impressionists faced as they took on the artistic establishment and paved the way for modern art. Additionally, patrons of the Gazette gained exclusive access to a series focusing on the later years of Claude Monet.
There is one figure who weaves in and out of the narrative, and that is the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel (b. 1831, d. 1922). In this video, we’ll learn about the role that Durand-Ruel played in getting the Impressionists in front of the right audience—and how a leap of faith across the Atlantic would launch Impressionism into the stratosphere.
