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Light fantastique: Paris through the eyes of the impressionists

From Monet to Degas, the light of Paris has inspired countless artists. As the city celebrates 150 years of impressionism it’s still shining bright

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024

Monet happy returns: Normandy celebrates 150 years of impressionism

The dramatic coastline of northern France inspired some of the country’s most famous artists. Now their work will appear in shows across the region

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024

As France celebrates, it doesn’t seem like 150 years since the first impressionist exhibition

A major exhibition opens at the Musée d’Orsay and there are shows and festivals across the country

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024

Discovering some of France's most beautiful gardens

The Lot-et-Garonne is a south-western French department created from the union of the land and two rivers: the Lot and the Garonne. It’s therefore not surprising that some of the most beautiful gardens in France can be found here. The stories of these mini Edens are both astonishing and little-known.…

France 24 · Dec 5, 2023

Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec review – a show full of surprises

From Monet’s pastel sunsets to a beautifully bleak Van Gogh landscape and Pissarro’s summer orchard, the RA gathers fragile, rarely seen works, many made at speed, out and about and up close

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

The Hesitant Fiancée: this painting is helping women to express their rage on TikTok – here's the story behind it

You might have seen this painting making the rounds on TikTok. Maybe you’ve even made a video responding to it. A young woman in a Victorian wedding dress is staring down the viewer with disdain in her eyes.

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2023

Impressionists on Paper review – Van Gogh sets this rambling show on fire

Sterile sketches by Monet, Degas and Renoir make you grateful they mostly stuck to painting – but Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh’s empathy and emotion steal the show

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Picasso masterpiece kicks off auction season forecast to sell $2.5bn in art

The 1932 painting of secret ‘golden muse’ heralds first big lot of autumn with Warhol and Rothko works also up for sale

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

‘We never thought we’d have a Monet on our farm’: $174m artwork heads to regional Australian gallery

An impressionist masterpiece is being displayed in the Tweed Valley as the National Gallery shares its collection around the country

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023

Postcard from Bordighera: autumn sun on Italy’s Ligurian coast

Extravagant villas, wonderful food, exotic gardens and a calm beach attracted British expats to Bordighera in the 1880s – and it’s just as enticing today

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023