American Impressionism and Impressionist Artists: Online information from sources other than Resource Library

American Impressionism and American Impressionist Artists

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(above: Randall Davey, Street in Paris, 1913-1918, Tucson Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

American Impressionism, by H. Barbara Weinberg from the Timeline of Art History section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. Accessed August, 2015

American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists' Colony is a 2015 exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute which says: "Arranged according to the artists' colonies that played a critical role in the development of American Impressionism around the turn of the century, this exhibition examines artistic communities at Cos Cob and Old Lyme in Connecticut; Cape Cod, Cape Ann, and Rockport, in Massachusetts; New Hope and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; Taos, New Mexico; and throughout California." Also see Reading Public Museum video. Accessed 9/17

American Impressionist Society website. Accessed August, 2015.

American Impressionist Versus Post-impressionist Style of Painting is a ChatGPT text generated in April, 2025 which says: "American artists embraced Impressionism first - paround 1880 in European ateliers, and by 1890 in colonies from Connecticut to California - because it offered a fresh lens on light and contemporary life. A generation later, those restless for structural coherence, symbolic weight, or heightened emotion turned to Post?Impressionism after glimpsing European innovations in exhibitions and publications. Though the new style never supplanted Impressionism's popularity among collectors, its influence proved indispensable in the unfolding narrative of modern American art." Accessed 4/25

American Impressionism and Fauvism: Evolution is an April, 2025 text by ChatGPT which says: "Fauvism was not a repudiation of Impressionism but its most daring heir - carrying forward the belief that painting's true power lies not in mimicry, but in the artist's capacity to transform light, landscape, and feeling into pure chromatic song... By 1920, Fauvism's "wild beast" phase had subsided, giving way to Cubism and Expressionism. Yet the audacious freedom it bequeathed lived on. On both shores, painters retained the conviction that color need not be shackled to fact, but could instead ignite emotion, signal mood, or even dance across the canvas in joyous rebellion. In that way, Fauvism was not a repudiation of Impressionism but its most daring heir -- carrying forward the belief that painting's true power lies not in mimicry, but in the artist's capacity to transform light, landscape, and feeling into pure chromatic song." Accessed 4/25

America's Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution is a 2021 exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art which says: "Impressionism has been one of the most enduring styles of art ever produced, and its complex and often contradictory American variation has captured and held public attention for more than a century. But although French and American Impressionism share some terminology and some artistic elements, this exhibition will demonstrate that the two styles diverged quite dramatically." Accessed 8/21

America's Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution is a 2021 exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum which says: "One of the most enduring -- yet complex and even contradictory -- styles of art ever produced in this country, American Impressionism captured and held public attention for more than a century. The style was appreciated for its fairy tale views of an elegant American yesteryear, while at the same time carrying the imprimatur of Paris and reflecting the origins of modernism." Accessed 12/21

American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast is a 2018 exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art which says: "Travel in time to the early 20th century when Maurice and Charles Prendergast revolutionized American art. Inspired by European styles, the brothers challenged traditional artistic conventions, propelling the American Post-Impressionist movement and contributing to the evolution of American Modernism." Also see Resource Library essays for Charles Prendergast and Maurice Brazil Prendergast Accessed 5/18

Anna Richards Brewster, American Impressionist from Fresno Metropolitan Museum. Accessed February, 2015.

California Impressionism from Wikipedia is a multi-part posting. The introduction says "The terms California Impressionism and California Plein-Air Painting describe the large movement of 20th century California artists who worked out of doors (en plein air), directly from nature in California, United States. Their work became popular in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California in the first three decades after the turn of the 20th century. Considered to be a regional variation on American Impressionism, the painters of the California Plein-Air School are also described as California Impressionists; the terms are used interchangeably." Contents include 1 History, 1.1 Artists, 2 Northern California Tonalism and Impressionism, 3 Southern California Impressionism, 4 Decline of California Impressionism, 5 Revival of interest in early California Impressionism, 6 California en plein air revival, 6.1 Original California Plein-Air School, 6.2 Rehabilitation of the early California Impressionists, 6.3 Teachers form a bridge between the Plein-Air School and the Plein-Air Revival, 6..4 Origins of the California Plein-Air Revival, 6.5 Re-organization of the California Art Club, 6.6 Plein-Air shows. Accessed August, 2016.

(above: Angel De Cora Dietz, Untitled, oil on canvas, c. 1900. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

California Impressionism: Selections from The Irvine Museum, an exhibit held September 28, 2013-January 9, 2014 at The Irvine Museum. Accessed February, 2015.

Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933): Mystic Impressionist is a 2015-16 exhibit at the Bruce Museum which says: "The Bruce Museum returns to its roots in September, with a retrospective of the work of Charles Harold Davis, a talented American landscapist who was the leader of Mystic, Connecticut artists' colony and who worked in Barbizon, Impressionist, and Tonalist manners." Also see image sheet. Accessed 2/17

Circles of Light: The Parasol, Japonisme, and the California Impressionists is a 2025 article by Gemini 2.5 Pro which says: "The parasol, in the hands of the California Impressionists, becomes a nexus point, a vibrant circle where the state's unique environmental conditions, the social aspirations of a burgeoning society, and a profound artistic dialogue with Japan converge. It is a compositional tool for mastering light, a cultural symbol of a new, leisurely way of life, and a quiet homage to an aesthetic revolution that arrived from across the Pacific. To understand the parasol in these paintings is to unravel the very story of California Impressionism itself -- a story of light, leisure, and a transformative encounter with the art of the East." Accessed 9/25

Collecting Impressionism: Telfair's Modern Vision is a 2020 exhibit at the Telfair Museums which says: "In this exhibition, Telfair Museums digs deep into its more than 7,000-work permanent collection to reveal some of the most striking examples of American, German, and French Impressionism in the United States." Accessed 1/21

The Death of Impressionism? Disruption & Innovation in Art is a 2016-7 exhibit at the Michener (James A.) Art Museum which says: "The Death of Impressionism? Disruption & Innovation in Art explores the significance of Impressionism in the Delaware Valley Region through juxtapositions of Impressionist paintings with more modernist works, or through examinations of transitional moments in specific artists' careers -- moments that transformed their practice as well as that of others around them." Accessed 1/17

Divided Light and Color: American Impressionist Landscapes, an exhibit held October 29, 2011 - January 29, 2012 at the Bruce Museum. From the Bruce Museum. Accessed August, 2015.

Emil Carlsen's Quiet Harmonies is a 2018 exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum which says: "As French Impressionism became more influential, Carlsen adopted some of its tenets, painting landscapes and seascapes with a light, dappled palette." Accessed 12/18

(above: Soren Emil Carlsen, Study in Grey, 1906, oil on canvas, 86 x 97 cm, Dallas Museum of Art, Munger Fund. Image and text source: Wikimedia Commons - public domain*)

Emil Carlsen's Quiet Harmonies is a 2018 exhibit at the Yellowstone Art Museum which says: "Emil Carlsen (1848-1932) is counted among the diverse group of American Post-Impressionist and realist painters who flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Carlsen's lush, painterly, and deeply satisfying paintings took French Impressionism and later Tonalists' work a step further in the direction of serenity and quiet sensory beauty. His work reflects the American tendency to appreciate concrete form and clear meaning in subject matter." Also see Emil Carlsen Archives and Wikipedia biography. Accessed 5/18

Fresh Fields: American Impressionist Landscapes from the Florence Griswold Museum is a virtual exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum which says: "This exhibition of beloved landscapes created by Impressionist artists who visited Old Lyme brings new voices to bear on old favorites." Accessed 1/21

George Wharton Edwards (1859 - 1950): Illustrator, Painter, Writer is a 2017 exhibit at the Bruce Museum which says: " The painter, illustrator, and author George Wharton Edwards was celebrated in his day as a talented artist for his depictions of picturesque American and European scenes. The works assembled in this exhibition, which all come from the Bruce Museum's extensive collection, show that Edwards preferred an underlying technical draftsmanship in his works on paper and a more fluid treatment, in the manner of American Impressionism, in his oils on canvas." Accessed 9/17

Giverny: The Artists' Colony from giverny.org. Accessed August, 2015.

Howard Gardiner Cushing: The Beautiful Things of Life is a 2019 exhibit at the Newport Art Museum which says: "The Newport Art Museum is proudly the home of the largest collection of works of art by American Impressionist Howard Gardiner Cushing (1869-1916)." Accessed 11/19

Impressionism-American from AskArt. Accessed August, 2015.

Impressionism 150: From Paris to Connecticut & Beyond is a 2024 exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum which says: "Works created by artists in both French and Connecticut settings will be juxtaposed, while new acquisitions will be highlighted alongside gifts by Lyme Colony artists to Florence Griswold.The recent gift, La Paresse, which Lawton Parker painted in Giverny and brought to Old Lyme, will be featured to consider different perspectives on the nude in French and American contexts as it relates to Impressionism, and to explore the impact of French Impressionist colonies on their American counterparts." Accessed 6/24

Impressionism Pre1940 by Lonnie Pierson Dunbier, from AskArt.

Impressionism and the South is a 2017 exhibit at the Greenville County Museum of Art which says: "Sun-drenched and spontaneous, the 15 American Impressionist paintings from the GCMA collection found in the exhibition Impressionism and the South invite viewers to consider the ideas and techniques that opened the door to modern visual expression. The exhibition includes works by Frank Duveneck, Helen Maria Turner, Gari Melchers, Alfred Hutty, Catherine Wiley, and a number of other noted American Impressionist painters." Accessed 12/17

In a New Light - American Impressionism 1870-1940 is a 2016-17 exhibit at the Baker Museum which says: "While the nation at large celebrated its centennial and reflected upon its past, American artists looked to Europe as a model for the future, reinterpreting and reevaluating the American tradition. Indeed, American artists of this period often sought training abroad, particularly in France, where they were exposed to plein air painting, or painting in the open air, and Impressionism. These artists would later translate the French genre into a uniquely American expression." Accessed 1/17

Jane Peterson: At Home and Abroad is a 2018 exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Art which says: "Jane Peterson is the quintessential American impressionist - well-schooled in her craft and well-traveled, open to the possibilities of a changing world. Her work reveals the vibrancy of the early 20th century and mirrors the concerns of a rapidly changing art world." Also see press release and biography in Wikipedia Accessed 6/18

John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist is a 2021 exhibit at the Mint Museum which says: "Inspired by The Mint Museum's 2016 acquisition of John Leslie Breck's canvas Suzanne Hoschedé-Monet Sewing, this exhibition includes approximately 70 of Breck's finest works, drawn from public and private collections as well as the illustrious Terra Foundation collection of American art. Many of the works in the exhibition have not been on public view in more than a century." Accessed 11/21

John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist is a 2022 exhibit at the Figge Art Museum which says: "This exhibition explores the work, life, and career of the nineteenth-century American artist John Leslie Breck (18601899), who has been credited with being one of the first artists from this country to adopt Impressionism and to nurture its acceptance in the United States." Accessed 7/22

Lucien Abrams: An Impressionist From Texas, an exhibit held June 1st - September 1st, 2013 at the Old Jail Art Center. Includes online 44-page exhibit catalog, with essay by guest curator Michael R. Grauer. Accessed April, 2015.

Metropolitan Museum of Art's MetPublications, an online resource that offers in-depth access to the Museum's print and online publications, covering art, art history, archaeology, conservation, and collecting.includes the following titles available for.pdf download:American Impressionist and Realist Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz; Howat, John K., and Dianne H. Pilgrim (1973); American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915; Weinberg, H. Barbara, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry (1994). Accessed August, 2015.

(above, E. Charlton Fortune, Monterey Bay, 1916, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, Oakland Museum of California. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Pasture to Pond: Connecticut Impressionism, an exhibit held March 22 - June 22, 2014 at the Bruce Museum. Includes video and .pdf of driving tour. From the Bruce Museum. Accessed February, 2016.

Refining & Defining a Nation: From Impressionism to Regionalism is a 2017 exhibit at the Alexandria Museum of Art which says: "This exhibition features artists within the Impressionist, Ashcan, and Regionalist styles, borrowed from a number of museums throughout the south." Accessed 11/17

Schofield: International Impressionist, an exhibit held September 18, 2014 - January 25, 2015 at the Woodmere Art Museum. includes micro-site for exhibit. Accessed May, 2015

Thomas Buford Meteyard (1865-1928): Travels through Impressionism is a 2017 exhibit at the Boston Athenæum which says: "Meteyard flourished in Europe's bohemian milieu and was one of the first Americans to have his work included in the early Post-Impressionist exhibitions." Also see checklist Accessed 12/17

Two Lives, One Passion: American Impressionist Paintings and Sketches by William Jurian Kaula and Lee Lufkin Kaula is a 2018 exhibit at the Springfield Museums (MA) which says: "Although the artists did not achieve a dominant place in the historiography of Boston's art and culture, they demonstrate through their remarkable art and their story the enduring quality of an undaunted spirit, the pursuit of excellence, and the sustaining value of love." Also see press release. Accessed 6/18

(above: Elliott Daingerfield, The Grand Canyon, c.1912, oil on canvas, 36.2 x 48.2 inches, North Carolina Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*).

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Curator Deborah Epstein Solon narrates a video on the exhibition "In and Out of California, Travels of American Impressionists" held at the Monterey Museum of Art and the Laguna Art Museum. [4 minutes, 41 seconds] Accessed May, 2015.

The Phillips Collection exhibited American Impressionism: Paintings from the Phillips Collection in 2007. Four YouTube clips feature exhibition curator Susan Behrends Frank giving a brief overview of the exhibit in the exhibition galleries. Clip 1 - Washington Arch Spring by painter Childe Hassam. Clip 2 - Bathers at Bellport by William Glackens. Clip 3 - Under The Trees by Maurice Prendergast. Clip 4 - The High Pasture by painter J. Alden Weir. Accessed May, 2015.

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