For Impressionism’s 150th anniversary, ... Not only the art of pastel colors and gauzy forms, Impressionism was a fresh take on realism and an embrace of the spontaneity of life.

Drawn in the impressionist style in pastel on tan paper, the figures appeared charmingly casual and affectionate. The portrait was, in fact, done by American impressionist Mary Cassatt whose portraits ...

On view. What: “Edgar Degas: A Multimedia Artist in the Age of Impressionism" Where: Eugene V. Thaw Gallery for Works on Paper, Manton Research Center, Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown ...

Today we use the term impressionist to generally describe the aesthetic of short, rapidly applied paint strokes in bright pastel hues. Impressionism as it emerged in the 1870s, however, wasn’t a ...

Monet exhibited the painting, which he called “Impression, Sunrise,” along with four other oil paintings and seven pastel sketches, at the first impressionist exhibition in 1874.

“Bord de Mer (Sea Side),” an 1865 pastel crayon drawing by Impressionist master Claude Monet, was once stolen by Nazis and is now the centerpiece of a federal lawsuit.

Berthe Morisot's 1880 oil-on-canvas painting "Winter" is among the highlights of “The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse,” which continues through Nov. 3 at the Dallas Museum of ...