A Picture Changes Art

Description

Starting from Claude Monet's famous painting «Impression, Sunrise» (1872, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris), the emergence of the term «Impressionism» is traced. Originally meant as mockery, it soon became a key term of modernity. A detailed image analysis and contemporary reactions show how perception, painting style, and understanding of art fundamentally changed in the 1870s – and how Monet marked a turning point in art.

Highlights

• Analysis of Claude Monet's «Impression, Sunrise»
• Emergence of the term «Impressionism»
• Change in perception and painting style in the 1870s

General Information

The event at the University of Zurich explores the development of Impressionism based on Monet's work. Through image analyses and contemporary reactions, the influence on modern art is discussed.

Location

Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland

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