A painter in enamel, three assorted landscape painters, and probably the most gifted artist of the whole group.
Impressionism
Marines painted by the grandson of one of Napoleon’s generals, and views of the Seine and its bridges.
We still associate brushmarks with sketchiness, speed of painting, spontaneity, bravura, and panache – and smooth paint surfaces, assembled from multiple layers and glazes, as being heartless mechanical essays in technique.
An innovator and major influence in the Impressionist movement, he seems to have been judged on his poorer works, not these, his best paintings.
Two justifiably popular Impressionist painters who are now largely forgotten, and a third who has simply vanished from the records.
One of the finest print-makers and porcelain designers (and his Impressionist wife), another vanished painter, and another who died just after the Second Exhibition.
An illustrated index of those who took part in the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874, with links to articles about them, and example works.
A noted critic and sculptor, a career painter, and an artist who became a local politician, with examples of their work.
Boudin painted independently, having been a major influence on Monet and Impressionism.
Only 7 of the 30 who exhibited at the First Impressionist Exhibition of 1874 achieved fame. What happened to the rest?
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