In conversation: The Beginning of Impressionism

From April 15 to May 15, 1874, a group of artists showed their works in Paris outside of the official exhibitions of the Academy for the first time, thereby founding Impressionism. This circle of artists included Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and Alfred Sisley, all of whom are represented with outstanding works in the Hasso Plattner Collection at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam. 

In this video, Ortrud Westheider, Director of the Museum Barberini, shares insights into the eight so-called Impressionist exhibitions between 1874 and 1886. She describes how the modernity of the works was received by the public and art critics and explains why the Hasso Plattner Collection offers such a wonderful opportunity to trace the development of Impressionism.