French Moderns. Monet to Matisse 1850-1950

The years between the Revolution of 1848 and the end of World War II were characterised by profound and sweeping social, intellectual, and political change in France. The art world, centred in Paris, also witnessed remarkable transformations as artists experimented with bold, expressive styles – Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism – that emerged in and around the French capital and soon influenced the