IMPRESSIONNISME ET HÉRITAGE: 71, RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ, PARIS 8E

The HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC Gallery is pleased to present its exhibition “Impressionism & Legacy”, which examines the evolution from Impressionism to Neo- and Post-Impressionism the pivotal years that allowed these movements to liberate both color and painting itself.

Faithful to its mission of creating dialogues between history and artistic movements, the HÉLÈNE BAILLY MARCILHAC Gallery offers a journey that connects Impressionism to its many developments and continuities.

The exhibition explores the relationship between the founding masters and their successors, revealing how sensation, color, and time gave rise, from the latter half of the 19th century through the 1930s, to new forms of representation and perception of the world.

It was in 1874 that the first Impressionist exhibition took place in Nadar’s studio, where Claude Monet presented Impression, Sunrise the painting that gave the movement its name.

Around Monet, artists such as Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Camille Pissarro abandoned the studio for the open air, capturing the ever-changing reflections of nature and the poetry of everyday life.

Their free, vibrant brushwork marked the emergence of a new art form liberated from narrative, rooted in perception. The movement sought to break away from academic conventions, favoring light, color, and immediacy of sensation: the fleeting impression of a landscape, a light, or an emotion.

A true florilegium of life’s moments, this exhibition illustrates the modernity and expressive power of painting between 1863 and 1930.

Recognized for its educational approach, the HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC Gallery brings into resonance diverse artistic approaches and techniques.

Camille Pissarro, a central figure in painting from nature, embodies the very spirit of Impressionism through his sensitivity to the seasons and atmospheric effects.

The exhibition also features works by Henri-Edmond Cross and Paul Signac, whose divided brushstrokes and juxtaposed tones reveal a disciplined yet luminous exploration of color and vibration.

Through this exhibition, the HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC Gallery pays tribute to the freedom won by the Impressionists and to the enduring legacy they have passed on to their successors.

Impressionism & Legacy stands as a testament to nearly a century of pictorial exploration, where color, light, and perception remain the true subjects of modernity.