Tour: Impressionism

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In 1874 a group of artists, calling themselves "Société Anonyme des Artistes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs,"—roughly "Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, Inc."—opened an exhibition independent of the official Salon. Conspicuously absent was Edouard Manet, recognized leader of the avant-garde. Though he never participated in any of their eight exhibitions, Manet's bold style and modern subjects inspired these younger artists, who came to be known as impressionists.

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Captions

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1	Edouard Manet, The Railway, 1873
2	Edouard Manet, Plum Brandy, c. 1877
3	Eva Gonzalès, Nanny and Child, 1877/1878
4	Auguste Renoir, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1872
5	Auguste Renoir, Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879
6	Claude Monet, Bazille and Camille (Study for "Déjeuner sur l'Herbe"), 1865
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7	Claude Monet, The Bridge at Argenteuil, 1874
8	Claude Monet, The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, 1880