Studies and Sketches in Impressionism

Working quickly and often out of doors, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters captured the ephemeral and often fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. Their contemporaries criticized the apparently imprecise qualities of their finished canvases for being merely sketches or studies. Britany Salsbury, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, guides viewers through close examination of Cézanne’s On the Banks of a River *and Morisot’s *Child in a Red Apron. Observations by participants are integral to this expansive conversation that investigates the creative process, artistic materials, and historical context.

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