Impressionism in Russia: Dawn of the Avant-Garde

Explore the influence of Impressionism on Russian painters at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.

In the late 19th century, numerous Russian artists found inspiration in the style of French Impressionist painters. Often, a journey to Paris acted as a catalyst for their burgeoning interest in the movement. They developed a preference for working en plein air and aimed to capture transitory effects through a spontaneous and free handling of the brush. Many leading painters of t...