Exploring Impressionism in 1874 Paris

Nov 15, 2024

Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment

Overview

The exhibition "Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment" showcases artworks from a pivotal year in the history of Impressionism. This collection includes pieces by renowned artists such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and others who were instrumental in the development of the Impressionist movement.

Key Artworks and Artists

Edgar Degas

  • At the Races in the Countryside, 1869
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jean-Léon Gérôme

  • L'Éminence Grise, 1873
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Claude Monet

  • Impression, Sunrise, 1872
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

Auguste Renoir

  • The Theater Box, 1874
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: The Courtauld, London

Zacharie Astruc

  • Woman Asleep in an Artist's Studio, 1871
    • Medium: Watercolor
    • Location: Musée de l'Opéra de Vichy

Félix Bracquemond

  • The Divan, 1867
    • Medium: Etching
    • Collection: New York Public Library

Camille Cabaillot-Lassalle

  • The Salon of 1874, 1874
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Paul Cézanne

  • House of the Hanged Man, Auvers-sur-Oise, 1873
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Henri Fantin-Latour

  • Still Life with Torso and Flowers, 1874
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Auguste Lançon

  • Dead in Line!, 1873
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée départemental de la Guerre de 1870 & de l'Annexion, Gravelotte

Berthe Morisot

  • The Cradle, 1872

    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
  • The Harbor at Lorient, 1869

    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Collection: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Camille Pissarro

  • Hoarfrost, 1873
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Jules Breton

  • The Cliff, 1874
    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Collection: Eric Weider

Edouard Manet

  • The Railway, 1873

    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Gift of Horace Havemeyer
  • Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873

    • Medium: Oil on canvas
    • Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer
  • Polichinelle, 1874

    • Medium: Lithograph hand-colored with gouache and watercolor
    • Collection: Gift of Malcolm Wiener
  • Civil War (Guerre civile), 1871

    • Medium: Lithograph on chine collé
    • Rosenwald Collection
  • The Barricade (La barricade), 1871

    • Medium: Crayon lithograph
    • Rosenwald Collection

Eugène Boudin

  • Three Women at Trouville, c. 1865
    • Medium: Watercolor and graphite on laid paper
    • Collection: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Giuseppe De Nittis

  • The Dancer Holoke-GO-Zen, 1873
    • Medium: Etching, drypoint, and roulette
    • Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Maxime Lalanne

  • A Guard Post (Un Poste de garde), 1871

    • Medium: Etching on Japanese paper
    • Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend
  • Avenue de Boulogne, 1871

    • Medium: Etching on wove paper
    • Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend
  • Weymouth Bay, 1873

    • Medium: Etching on laid paper
    • Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

Félix Bracquemond

  • Alphonse Legros, 1861

    • Medium: Etching on laid paper
    • Gift of George Matthew Adams
  • Charles Meryon, 1854

    • Medium: Etching in brown-black and red
    • Rosenwald Collection
  • Erasmus, 1863

    • Medium: Etching on chine collé
    • Gift of Addie Burr Clark
  • The Hare (Le Livre), 1865 (1872 edition)

    • Medium: Etching and stipple
    • Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Significance

The artworks displayed in "Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment" reflect the innovative spirit and diverse styles of the Impressionist movement. This exhibition provides a comprehensive view of the artistic developments that occurred in Paris during this critical period, highlighting the techniques and themes that characterized Impressionism.