Member Lecture—Impressionism at 150: The First Exhibition of 1874

Celebrate the anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition with Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Step into Paris 1874, where a group of visionary artists dared to defy the conventions of the art world, sparking a movement that would forever change how we see the world. Discover with Kelly the radical innovation of the first Impressionist exhibition through the bold works of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cezanne. Explore the electrifying contrast between these avant-garde masterpieces and the more traditional works exhibited at the Paris Salon that same year.

Spotlighting exceptional pieces from the Museum’s collection, this lecture will unveil our latest acquisition, Émile Bayard’s The Siege of Paris, an evocative work exhibited at the 1874 Salon.

View the Impressionist collection and The Siege of Paris in the Alice and Fred Conway Gallery 217 and the Wells Fargo Advisers Gallery 218 after the lecture.