The major exhibition that the Musée d'Orsay has dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Impressionism arrives at the cinema

Coming to theaters on April 8 and 9 as part of Nexo Studios ’ Great Art at the Movies season, The Dawn of Impressionism. Paris 1874, the film directed by Ali Ray that takes viewers through the halls of the exhibition that the Musée d’Orsay has dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Impressionism.

On April 15, 1874, the first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris. “Hungry for independence,” Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley, and Cézanne had decided to hold their own exhibition, outside the official Salon: thus Impressionism was born.
To celebrate this anniversary, the Musée d’Orsay had presented a major exhibition in 2024 with about 130 works. Through the halls of the exhibition, The Dawn of Impressionism. Paris 1874 traces the circumstances that led 31 artists-of whom only seven are universally famous today-to come together to exhibit their works. The climate of the period was that of a postwar period following two conflicts: the Franco-German War of 1870, then a violent civil conflict. In this context, artists rethought their art and explored new avenues, painting scenes of modern life or landscapes with quick brushstrokes and vibrant colors. The first Impressionists were those who broke the mold by exhibiting some 200 works hung on walls covered in reddish-brown wool in the studio of photographer Nadar. That day the art world was about to change forever.

But what led to that first revolutionary exhibition? Who were these artists? The major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay highlighted the contradictions and endless quest of contemporary creation and offered a completely new look at this extraordinary story of passion and rebellion. The story this time is told not by historians and curators, but in the words of those who witnessed the dawn of Impressionism: the artists, the press, and the citizens of Paris. Produced by Phil Grabsky for Exhibition on screen, The Dawn of Impressionism. Paris 1874 is produced in collaboration with the Musée d’Orsay and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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The major exhibition that the Musée d'Orsay has dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Impressionism arrives at the cinema

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