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• Eyes or Nerves? Impressionism vs Expressionism in One Question

  Published: 25 Apr, 2026

  • 16 min read

  Impressionism vs expressionism comes down to one question. Are you painting what your eyes see, or what your nerves feel? Both answers are right.

• Why the Impressionists Couldn't Stop Painting Flowers

  Published: 25 Apr, 2026

  • 14 min read

  Impressionism flower paintings span Monet's water lilies, Manet's peonies, Renoir's bouquets, and Fantin-Latour's roses. Here's a guide to the eight that matter.

• The Eight Friends Who Made Impressionism: A Painters' Field Guide

  Published: 25 Apr, 2026

  • 17 min read

  The Impressionism painters were a small group of around fifteen friends in Paris in the 1870s. Here are the eight that mattered most, and what each one actually did.

• The Painting That Named a Movement: Monet's Impression, Sunrise

  Published: 25 Apr, 2026

  • 15 min read

  Impressionism sunrise was painted by Claude Monet in Le Havre in 1872 and gave the entire movement its name. Here's the painting and the joke that named it.