For more than forty years, between 1863 and 1905, the careers of many unique and innovative artists unfolded. Whether they are called Manet, Degas or Monet, Renoir, Cézanne or Pissarro, whether they are Gauguin or Seurat, Van Gogh or Toulouse-Lautrec, they all rely on independence...
For more than forty years, between 1863 and 1905, the careers of many unique and innovative artists unfolded. Whether they are called Manet, Degas or Monet, Renoir, Cézanne or Pissarro, whether they are Gauguin or Seurat, Van Gogh or Toulouse-Lautrec, they all rely on independence and affirm new ways of painting . While some have been derisively called impressionists, others have accompanied, followed or surpassed them.
How can we trace their history as closely as possible? By following in their footsteps year after year, by following them on a daily basis, in their times. They study in a free workshop, meet in the café, design exhibitions. They go to Chatou or to the seaside, to the South or to the Marquesas. They place their easel facing a cathedral or storms. They render the fugitive of a perception, use a broad technique, favor light colors. They show modern life, paint Haussmann's Paris, and divide during the Dreyfus affair. They scandalize or excite. An artistic and symbolic revolution is underway.
A lively and abundant story, richly illustrated, which is based on the letters of the artists to whom it gives voice.
