The Salon of 1874 marked the birth of Impressionism. The opposition between academic and innovative painters was not, however, as clear-cut as is said.
Discover in this issue the artistic epic of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Berthe Morisot, Pissaro, Sisley, Cézanne… and this gust of new wind that was Impressionist. Stéphane Guégan is scientific advisor to the presidency of the Musée d'Orsay. He is the author of several works on painting and literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, including numerous monographs devoted to Bonnard, Caillebotte, Delacroix, Gauguin, Ingres, Manet, Millet, Picasso, etc. To keep up to date with historical and cultural news, subscribe free of charge to the Lettre du Figaro Histoire. The Figaro Special Edition is out now.