DOI issue:
Nr. 121 (April 1903)
DOI article:Dewhurst, Wynford: Impressionist painting: its genesis and development, [1]
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19878#0177
Impressionist Painting
and Sisley previous to 1870, that is to say, previous barriers of resistance in Europe and America—
to their visit to London of that date, discloses all the opposition of amateurs and the governing
the fact that they were, like the majority of bodies of public institutions, who, formerly banded
their contemporaries, working in gray tones—the by instinct of opposition to the "new," now
effect of Corot's strong influence, added to that compete most energetically for possession of ex-
of Manet, Boudin, and Courbet. amples of the modern art.
Nothing that those intermediary men, Jongkind, I will relate a typical instance of a process that
Boudin, Isabey, Lepine, and Courbet have done is in course of evolution throughout the world,
can be compared for a moment with the influence for the outlines of which I am indebted to
of the Englishmen upon the direct development of Theodore Duret's sumptuous " Histoire d'Edouard
modern art. They form a group of little masters : Manet." *
men of uncommon character and earnestness of In 1900, the far-sighted and courageous Herr
purpose, richly endowed with natural talents, poor von Tschudi, Director of the National Gallery,
beyond belief in material wealth. Sincere in their Berlin, aided by private donations, solicited
art and producing wonderfully interesting pictures especially for the object in view, in order to leave
in grey tones; inspired by genuine love of nature, intact the public funds set aside for acquisition
though never attaining the general technique and of works of art in his gallery, purchased a number
colour vibration of the Englishmen, their pre- of impressionist pictures, of which he has been
decessors, nor of Monet and the rest of his co- good enough to favour me with a list,
workers, any history of this subject, however It includes, amongst others, works by Monet,
brief, would be incomplete without some reference Cezanne, Sisley, Pissarro, Degas, Claus, Liebermann,
to the part played by them in the development of and Hans Olde. Of these he was, and is, very
plem-air painting. proud ; and, as fitting their merit, he gave them the
Impressionism has already broken down all * " Histoire d'Edouard Manet," published by E. Floury, Paril
la toilette " (Bypermission of M. Diirand-Ruel) by berthe morisot
165
and Sisley previous to 1870, that is to say, previous barriers of resistance in Europe and America—
to their visit to London of that date, discloses all the opposition of amateurs and the governing
the fact that they were, like the majority of bodies of public institutions, who, formerly banded
their contemporaries, working in gray tones—the by instinct of opposition to the "new," now
effect of Corot's strong influence, added to that compete most energetically for possession of ex-
of Manet, Boudin, and Courbet. amples of the modern art.
Nothing that those intermediary men, Jongkind, I will relate a typical instance of a process that
Boudin, Isabey, Lepine, and Courbet have done is in course of evolution throughout the world,
can be compared for a moment with the influence for the outlines of which I am indebted to
of the Englishmen upon the direct development of Theodore Duret's sumptuous " Histoire d'Edouard
modern art. They form a group of little masters : Manet." *
men of uncommon character and earnestness of In 1900, the far-sighted and courageous Herr
purpose, richly endowed with natural talents, poor von Tschudi, Director of the National Gallery,
beyond belief in material wealth. Sincere in their Berlin, aided by private donations, solicited
art and producing wonderfully interesting pictures especially for the object in view, in order to leave
in grey tones; inspired by genuine love of nature, intact the public funds set aside for acquisition
though never attaining the general technique and of works of art in his gallery, purchased a number
colour vibration of the Englishmen, their pre- of impressionist pictures, of which he has been
decessors, nor of Monet and the rest of his co- good enough to favour me with a list,
workers, any history of this subject, however It includes, amongst others, works by Monet,
brief, would be incomplete without some reference Cezanne, Sisley, Pissarro, Degas, Claus, Liebermann,
to the part played by them in the development of and Hans Olde. Of these he was, and is, very
plem-air painting. proud ; and, as fitting their merit, he gave them the
Impressionism has already broken down all * " Histoire d'Edouard Manet," published by E. Floury, Paril
la toilette " (Bypermission of M. Diirand-Ruel) by berthe morisot
165