The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art

The revolutionary roots of the artists collective known as the Impressionists--and the course they charted for modern art

The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art chronicles the evolution of a movement, from its inception in 1874 to its early twentieth-century legacy. The Impressionists--whose pioneering members included Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Morisot--deviated from artistic norms in subject matter, style, and exhibition practices, reshaping the definition of artistic innovation at the time and beyond.

Drawing exclusively from the Dallas Museum of Art’s collection, this book illuminates the genesis of the Impressionist collective, its key figures, and what made their work so revolutionary. The narrative extends beyond the group’s final exhibition in 1886, exploring how Post-Impressionists both embraced and challenged Impressionist aesthetics, influencing a fresh wave of artists--including Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, and Alexei Jawlensky--who ushered in a new avant-garde for the early twentieth century.

Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Dallas Museum of Art
(February 11-November 3, 2024)

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
(October 5, 2025-January 25, 2026)

Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN
(February 27-May 31, 2026)

Musée National des Beaux-Arts Quebec
(June 18-October 12, 2026)

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
(November 14, 2026-March 14, 2027)

Musée national des beaux-arts du Quebec
(June 18-October 12, 2026)

Nicole R. Myers is chief curator and research officer and Barbara Thomas Lemmon Senior Curator of European Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.