Paris
Stories tagged Paris.
Artist StoriesThe Actress in Three MasterpiecesDegas made her tragic. Manet made her lonely. Renoir made her the life of the party. Same woman.
Movements & IdeasWhy the Impressionists Were Laughed Out of ParisThe most beloved paintings in the world were once a punchline.
Artist StoriesWho Was Berthe Morisot?The founding Impressionist who was painted more often than she was remembered.
Behind the MasterpieceWas Monet Going Blind When He Painted the Water Lilies?How cataracts crept into the world’s most famous garden.
Artist StoriesWho Was Edgar Degas, the Painter of Dancers?He hated being called an Impressionist — and painted the ballet like no one before or since.
Artist StoriesWho Was Mary Cassatt, the American Impressionist in Paris?An American who crashed the most French of movements — and painted mothers and children without a drop of sentimentality.