Share this page Nov 27, 2019 — Mar 8, 2020 On April 15, 1874, in an act of defiance against the official French government-sanctioned Salon exhibitions, thirty self-proclaimed Independent artists opened an exhibition at photographer Nadar’s vacated Paris studio. Shortly after, a satirical review that mocked Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise gave the movement its name. Impressionism was the first bombshell launched against academic tradition. The movement defined light as color, becoming the first modern language of paint. Sun-drenched and spontaneous, this selection of American Impressionist paintings from the GCMA permanent collection invites 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 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 Gari Melchers (1860-1932) The Hunters circa 1925 oil on canvas view Gari Melchers (1860-1932) Woman Reading by a Window 1905 oil on canvas view William de Leftwich Dodge (1867-1935) Lily in the Garden 1898 oil on canvas view Kate Freeman Clark (1875 - 1957) White House, Long Island circa 1905 oil on canvas view Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) In a Southern City 1922 oil on canvas view view Wilson Irvine (1869-1936) Elliott Street, Charleston circa 1932 oil on canvas view