Share this page Mar 12, 2014 — Sep 21, 2014 Impressionism, the first bombshell launched against academic tradition, defined light as color, becoming the first modern language of paint. Sun-drenched and spontaneous, these 40 American Impressionist paintings from the GCMA collection invite viewers to consider the ideas and techniques that opened the door to modern visual expression. Back Frank Duveneck (1848-1919) Steps on the Riva circa 1880 oil on canvas view Kate Freeman Clark (1875-1957) Cosmos circa 1904 oil on canvas view Helen Maria Turner (1858-1958) Girl with Lantern 1904 oil on canvas view Anna Catherine Wiley (1879-1958) A Sunlit Afternoon 1915 oil on canvas view Augustus B. Koopman (1869-1914) Self Portrait circa 1907 oil on canvas view Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949) Against the Shadowy Hills circa 1918 oil on canvas view Gari Melchers (1860-1932) The Hunters circa 1925 oil on canvas view Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) White Azaleas-Magnolia Gardens 1925 oil on canvas view William Posey Silva (1859-1948) Sunrise Through the Fog, Runnymede 1931 oil on canvas view