Impressionist art - Vincent van Gogh, "Sheaves of Wheat," July 1890. Oil on canvas. Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, 1985.R.80.
Vincent van Gogh, "Sheaves of Wheat," July 1890. Oil on canvas. Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, 1985.R.80.

On View > The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California
Through January 25, 2026
www.sbma.net

Claude Monet, "Valle Buona, Near Bordighera," 1884. Oil on canvas. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, 1981.127.
Claude Monet, “Valle Buona, Near Bordighera,” 1884. Oil on canvas. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, 1981.127.

The Impressionists broke with tradition in both how and what they painted, redefining what then constituted cutting-edge contemporary art. The unique innovations of its core members, such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Morisot, set the foundation against which following generations of avant-garde artists reacted, from Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh to Piet Mondrian and Henri Matisse.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition, “The Impressionist Revolution” invites visitors to reconsider these now beloved artists as the scandalous renegades they at one time were, as well as the considerable impact they had on 20th-century art.

Also Be Sure to See …

“Encore: 19th-Century French Art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art”
Through January 25, 2026

Impressionist art - Paul Signac, "Herblay - The Riverbank," 1889. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Lord and Lady Ridley-Tree.
Paul Signac, “Herblay – The Riverbank,” 1889. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Lord and Lady Ridley-Tree.

Including paintings, photographs, sculpture and works on paper, this unprecedented exhibition in its own separate gallery will complement “The Impressionist Revolution,” demonstrating how Paris became an international 19th-century phenomenon; how an array of artistic, literary and political figures made Paris their scintillating home; and how the construction of the Paris Opera can be seen as a symbol for the many cultural, social, and political forces that Paris faced within a restless, often volatile France, Europe, and world.

Claude Monet, "Villas in Bordighera," 1884. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Katharine Dexter McCormick in memory of her husband, Stanley McCormick.
Claude Monet, “Villas in Bordighera,” 1884. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Bequest of Katharine Dexter McCormick in memory of her husband, Stanley McCormick.

“Encore” will also impress visitors with the depth and quality of SBMA’s own dazzling collection of 19th-century French art, while immersing them in a superb gathering of French works that will never be seen together again. “Encore: 19th-Century French Art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art” is curated at SBMA by Charles Wylie.

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