The Impressionists

Monet,Cezanne,Degas,Renoir:someoftheworld’smostpopularartists.Theirworks,andthatoftheircontemporaries,fetchtensofmillionsofdollarsaroundtheglobe.Butwhoweretheyreally?Why&amp;howexactlydidtheypaint?Whatliesbehindtheirenduringappeal?<br/>　　Tohelpanswerthesequestions,thisuniquefilmsecuredunparalleledaccesstoamajornewexhibitionfocussingonthemancreditedwithinventingImpressionismasweknowit:19thcenturyParisianartcollectorPaulDurand-Ruel.ThiseagerlyanticipatedinternationalexhibitionispossiblythemostcomprehensiveexplorationoftheImpressionistsinhistory.<br/>　　ItwasDurand-Ruel’sbravedecisiontoexhibittheImpressionistsinNewYorkin1886thatintroducedenlightenedwealthyAmericanstothismodernFrenchpainting.Indoingso,henotonlyfilledgreatAmericangallerieswithImpressionistmasterworks,butkeptImpressionismaliveatatimewhenitfacedcompletefailure.ThisenergeticandrevealingfilmwilltellhisremarkablestoryalongwiththatoftheImpressioniststhemselves.FeaturinguniversallylovedmasterpiecesbyMonet,Degas,Cezanne,Renoir,Pissarroandmanymore.