A New Look at Impressionism: Materials and Techniques of the French Impressionists

Attracted to the medium’s direct color and ability to capture the transitory effects of light, leading Impressionist artists exhibited pastels alongside oil paintings in the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, depicting the everyday with extraordinary lightness and variety of technique. Pushing traditional materials to embody new concepts, the Impressionists also applied paint to canvas in radical new ways. Take a fresh look at these remarkable artists. Annette Manick, head, Paper Conservation, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Irene Konefal, conservator, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Wednesday, November 14, 2018