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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:

German Prints, [October 5-October 1930]

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A new installation of German prints from the collection of Dr. L.W. Gutbier of the Arnold Galleries of Dresden, following the August showing. No exhibition materials remain for the exhibition.

Dates: [October 5-October 1930]

Inaugural Exposition of French Art in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1924-1925, November 11, 1924-[April 1925]

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The California Palace of the Legion of Honor was opened with an exhibition of over 700 works. The exhibition records span 3 folders and several copies of the catalog are available in the archives.

Dates: November 11, 1924-[April 1925]

Lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec, October 1-22, 1946

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An exhibition of 28 lithographs by French Impressionist artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, lent by the Galerie St. Etienne of New York City. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: October 1-22, 1946

Loan Exhibition of 19th Century French Drawings, March 8-April 6, 1947

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An exhibition of over 150 drawings by the greatest nineteenth century French artists, including Ingres, Degas, Manet, Renoir, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh. The exhibition records span 18 folders plus a catalog, brochure, object and installation photographs, and a related magazine.

Dates: March 8-April 6, 1947

Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Vincent van Gogh, April 28-May 29, 1936

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The largest yet American exhibition of art by Dutch Impressionist Vincent van Gogh. The exhibition records span three folders plus a scrapbook of clippings.

Dates: April 28-May 29, 1936

Memorial Exhibition of the Paintings of Jules Pages, September 13-October 13, 1946

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A retrospective exhibition of 26 paintings by the late American artist Jules Pages. The exhibition records span four folders plus a bulletin and clippings.

Dates: September 13-October 13, 1946

Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Mary Curtis Richardson, March 9-April 9, 1932

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An exhibition of oil paintings, oil sketches, pastels, and portraits by American Impressionist Mary Curtis Richardson. The exhibition records span 5 folders plus copies of the exhibition catalog.

Dates: March 9-April 9, 1932

Modern French Prints, Lent by the French Government, September 9-[30], 1948

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An exhibition of 160 prints by nineteenth and twentieth century French artists. The exhibition records span three folders plus a catalog.

Dates: September 9-[30], 1948

Nineteenth Century French Painters, May 10-June 6, 1943

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An exhibition of 24 paintings by major nineteenth century French Impressionist artists, arranged with artworks from private collections and the museum's loan collections. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: May 10-June 6, 1943

Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Collection of Mr. Arthur Sachs, October 21, 1950

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An exhibition of 9 paintings by nineteenth-century French artists, from the collection of Arthur Sachs, supplemented by 6 paintings from the museum’s permanent and loan collections. The exhibition records span one folder of photographs plus coverage in the CPLH bulletin.

Dates: October 21, 1950