This event marks the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition held in Paris, which revolutionised conventions of Western art, by exploring the impact Impressionist painters had in Europe and, subsequently, the USA.
Organised by The Worcester Art Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, which has been collecting Impressionist art since opening in 1898, ‘Frontiers of Impressionism’ shows how artists from around the world gathered in late 19th century Paris to study the techniques of then-emerging
Impressionism, before returning to their home countries and further innovating in the genre.
Most of the work featured here has never before been shown in Japan. Expect French originators of Impressionism such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, key American Impressionists including Childe Hassam, and notable painters from Germany and Scandinavia.
This exhibition is closed on Monday, except March 11 and March 25.
Text by Darren Gore