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Impressionist (style)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the movement in 19th-century Western art that developed in France and rejected traditional academic teaching and attempted to use science regarding the physics of color to achieve exact representations of color, tone, and light. Impressionist art is characterized by the use of small touches of pure color, painting out-of-doors in order to catch the essence of a fleeting time of day, and an objective depiction of contemporary life.

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

19th Century French Paintings from the Museum's Collection, [June]-October 20, 1957

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An exhibition of paintings by nineteenth century French artists arranged from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: [June]-October 20, 1957

Berthe Morisot and her Circle from the Collection of Mme. Ernest Rouart, August 21-September 20, 1953

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An exhibition of paintings by French Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot and her circle of friends, from the collection of the artist’s daughter Julie Manet. The exhibition records span seven folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: August 21-September 20, 1953

Berthe Morisot: Drawings, Pastels, Watercolors, December 20, 1960-January 18, 1961

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An exhibition of drawings, pastel drawings, and watercolor paintings by French Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot, from the collection of the artist’s daughter Julie Manet (Madame Ernest Rouart.) The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog and photographs.

Dates: December 20, 1960-January 18, 1961

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Goetz, April 14-May 31, 1959

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An exhibition of 65 paintings and 3 sculptures by French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists, lent by American collectors William Goetz and Edith Mayer and sponsored by the Patrons of Art and Music. The exhibition records span 14 folders plus a catalog, clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook.

Dates: April 14-May 31, 1959

Edouard Manet as Etcher, June 6-July 5, 1959

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings by nineteenth century French Impressionist artist Edouard Manet, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Adriani of Carmel, California supplemented with works from the Foundation collection. The exhibition records span one folder of didactic information.

Dates: June 6-July 5, 1959

Etchings and Lithographs by Childe Hassam, August 8-September 6, 1959

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of etchings and lithographs by American artist Childe Hassam, put on in celebration of the 100th birthday of this famous American Impressionist. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: August 8-September 6, 1959

Etchings, Lithographs, and Wood Engravings by German Artists, August 17-[September] 1930

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A representative exhibition of etching, lithograph, and wood engraving prints by 50 German artists representing impressionism, modernism, abstractism, and expressionism. The collection was assembled by Ludwig Wilhelm Gutbier of Dresden, Germany, director of the Ernst Arnold Gallery. No exhibition materials remain for the exhibition.

Dates: August 17-[September] 1930

French Impressionist Paintings from the Museum's Collections, August 21-September 20, 1953

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An exhibition of paintings by nineteenth century French Impressionist artists from the permanent collection of the Legion of Honor. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: August 21-September 20, 1953

French Masters from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, November 5-23, 1948

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An exhibition of artworks by the greatest French artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. No materials remain for this exhibition.

Dates: November 5-23, 1948

German Impressionism, June 8-July 7, 1957

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Arranged by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of surveying Impressionism in Germany through prints by German artists, from the Achenbach collection, with loans from the San Francisco Museum of Art and Mills College Art Gallery in Oakland. The exhibition records span five folders plus photographs.

Dates: June 8-July 7, 1957