American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists' Colony, prepared by the Reading Public Museum Runs from March 7 through May 31 at the Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton (directions ...

History has produced some famous artists who were also avid gardeners. For instance, impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) and his colleague, Auguste Renoir (1841-1911) tended flower and herb ...

The impressionists of the early 19th century had a special ability to capture nuance in everyday scenes—bright afternoons, a moment at a café, and luminous sunsets. A new exhibition at the Denver Art ...

In 1874, an offbeat, rebellious group of artists mounted an exhibition in the studio of the great French photographer Felix Nadar. Because they didn’t have a memorable name, it didn’t take long for a ...

Monet’s ‘Woman with a Parasol’ is a painting of Camille Monet (Claude’s wife) and their son Jean. It is a beautiful painting that looks like a photograph captured on a camera. It is a fleeting moment ...