auguste renoir [1 of 2] - impressionists are weeds

the second edition of THE WEEDS celebrates the organizers and some participants in the first impressionist exhibition that took place from April 15–May 15, 1874. it was organized by a group of artists who called themselves the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, Etc., and showed the radical work of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas, and Mademoiselle Berthe Morisot, among others. at the time these artists were not well-known within the Paris art world. they were the weeds that challenged the perfectly curated gardens of the gatekeepers (i.e., salons, academies, and galleries) with their newfound understanding of science, color theory, and ...View all