Discovering the Impressionists

This catalogue accompanies the landmark exhibition at Geelong Gallery that presented French Impressionist paintings from across two generations of Impressionist artists, the majority fromprivate collections in France and never before seen inAustralia. Underpinning it all is the remarkable legacy ofPaul Durand-Ruel—the art dealer who staked everythingon a movement the establishment refused to accept. Featuring essays by French curator Marianne Mathieu,President of ACPA and one of the world’s leadingauthorities on Claude Monet, alongside Claire Durand-Ruel,a direct descendant of Paul Durand-Ruel, the publicationoffers fresh insight into the artists and dealer who helpedshape Impressionism.Artist biographies by Sarah Belmont, Caroline Durand-RuelGodfrey, Flavie Durand-Ruel Mouraux, Christophe Duvivier,Claire Guinet and Lisa Sullivan illuminate the lives andcareers of the featured painters, while providing a deeperunderstanding of the French art world during one of themost fertile and transformative periods in art history.
ISBN 9781875237319. Geelong Gallery. pb. 280pp, 27.5cm x 23 cm.
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