Impressionism Exhibitions

The 19th-Century Shift · c. 1860–1890

Light, perception, the moment

A radical break from the studio tradition, taking painting outdoors to capture the flickering, transient qualities of light and atmosphere. Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Degas rejected the smooth finish of academic painting, building images from loose, broken brushstrokes. The name came from a critic's mockery of Monet's Impression, Sunrise — and it stuck.

Tate Britain

James McNeill Whistler

Until Sep 27

PaintingPrintsImpressionismJames McNeill Whistler

First major European Whistler retrospective in 30 years at Tate Britain

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"Then, in 1865, Whistler suddenly paints the sea as if it was a piece of silk decorated with white lace and a ribbon. Green and Grey, Channel is a stunning declaration of artistic independence. He takes the sea, the element humans can't control, the roaring theme of Turner's visions, and makes it a painterly plaything."

The Guardian

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National Gallery

Renoir and Love

Starting Oct 3

PaintingImpressionismPierre-Auguste Renoir

40 Impressionist paintings showing Renoir at his peak, including Bal au Moulin de la Galette

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Tate Modern

Monet: Painting Time

Starting Feb 25, 2027

PaintingImpressionismClaude Monet

Tate's first Monet show, on time, speed and the modern age

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