Patrick Bade
Impressionism, Part 1
Summary
Patrick Bade discusses the birth of the Impressionist art movement and why it caused such an outrage in its time. Part 1 of 2.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.
Not usually. No. There are very few examples of the Impressionists making preparatory sketches. I think they, there was a sort of badge of honour with them to paint directly onto the campus from reality.
Well, Cezanne is, I will talk about him in the context of Post-Impressionism. Although he did exhibit in a couple of the Impressionist shows, he’s not really an Impressionist.