Claude Monet

Born 1840

Artists including Monet, Renoir, and Degas exhibit work rejected by the official Salon, launching Impressionism. Painting outdoors to capture light and movem…

• 1874 CE

  Impressionism debuts in Paris

  Artists including Monet, Renoir, and Degas exhibit work rejected by the official Salon, launching Impressionism. Painting outdoors to capture light and movement, they break academic rules—and redefine modern art.