Impressionism: A World View Nassau County Museum of Art

Impressionism was born in Paris in the spring of 1874 when a bold band of rebels headed by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne and one woman, Berthe Morisot, proposed a new way of seeing the world.

Impressionism was more than a way of painting, it shaped the course of modern aesthetics, even in our own time. It rapidly conquered the studios, museums and galleries of the... Show more

Impressionism was born in Paris in the spring of 1874 when a bold band of rebels headed by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne and one woman, Berthe Morisot, proposed a new way of seeing the world.

Impressionism was more than a way of painting, it shaped the course of modern aesthetics, even in our own time. It rapidly conquered the studios, museums and galleries of the United States and Canada (thanks to Mary Cassatt), England, Italy, Asia (thanks to Japanese and Chinese students of Renoir), and even Australia, and New Zealand.

Combining prized masterworks by the original French painters with American landscapes and portraits from both the East End of Long Island and a renowned colony of artists working across the Sound in Lyme, Connecticut, this survey gathers work from near and far. It culminates in galleries dedicated to Contemporary “Neo-Impressionists” such as Mark Innerst.