Impressionism

A 3D virtual gallery of Impressionism. In the 1870s a group of painters walked out of the studio, stopped pretending brushstrokes were invisible, and painted the light instead of the thing. Critics used the word “impression” as an insult. It stuck.

Every piece in this online exhibition comes from the Art Institute of Chicago's Open Access collection, released under CC0. Each label gives the artist, the date and the medium.

Works in this exhibition

Apples and Grapes
Claude Monet, 1880
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare
Claude Monet, 1877
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)
Claude Monet, 1890, 91
Oil on canvas · France
Gift of Arthur M. Wood, Sr. in memory of Pauline Palmer Wood · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt
Claude Monet, 1868
Oil on canvas · France
Potter Palmer Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · Pierre-Auguste Renoir on Wikipedia
Water Lily Pond
Claude Monet, 1917, 19
Oil on canvas · France
Gift of Mrs. Harvey Kaplan · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn)
Claude Monet, 1890, 91
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
Claude Monet, 1867
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Charing Cross Bridge, London
Claude Monet, 1901
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Irises
Claude Monet, 1914, 17
Oil on canvas · France
Art Institute Purchase Fund · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist)
Claude Monet, 1897
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
The Artist's House at Argenteuil
Claude Monet, 1873
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Poppy Field (Giverny)
Claude Monet, 1890, 91
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Water Lilies
Claude Monet, 1906
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather
Claude Monet, 1900
Oil on canvas · France
Gift of Mrs. Mortimer B. Harris · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île
Claude Monet, 1886
Oil on canvas · France
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Houses of Parliament, London
Claude Monet, 1900, 1
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Cliff Walk at Pourville
Claude Monet, 1882
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Bordighera
Claude Monet, 1884
Oil on canvas · France
Potter Palmer Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia
Water Lily Pond
Claude Monet, 1900
Oil on canvas · France
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · Claude Monet on Wikipedia