Impressionism began in 1860s Paris as a revolt against the official Salon system and the academic tradition that governed it. A loose circle of painters, working independently but exhibiting together across eight group shows between 1874 and 1886, abandoned the studio conventions of historical and mythological subjects in favour of direct observation: lan…
Works of Impressionism are held in 311 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Key artists
Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.
🇧🇷 Brazil
1 museum
Also in BrazilSão Paulo Museum of Art (33)
🇫🇮 Finland
1 museum
Also in FinlandFinnish National Gallery (50)
🇫🇷 France
4 museums
Also in FranceMusée d'Orsay (485)Musée Marmottan Monet (143)Jean Walter-Paul Guillaume Collection (46)MuMa Museum of modern art André Malraux (39)
🇩🇪 Germany
4 museums
Also in GermanyImpressionism: The Hasso Plattner Collection (58)Museum Barberini (45)Munich Central Collecting Point (42)Wallraf–Richartz Museum (42)
🇮🇱 Israel
1 museum
Also in IsraelTel Aviv Museum of Art (40)
🇯🇵 Japan
2 museums
Also in JapanYoshino Gypsum (38)National Museum of Western Art (37)
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 museum
Also in NetherlandsMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen (58)
🇵🇱 Poland
2 museums
Also in PolandNational Museum in Warsaw (549)National Museum in Kraków (147)
🇷🇺 Russia
2 museums
Also in RussiaHermitage Museum (82)Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (33)
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
Also in SpainThyssen-Bornemisza Museum (34)
🇸🇪 Sweden
1 museum
Also in SwedenNationalmuseum (130)
🇨🇭 Switzerland
3 museums
Also in SwitzerlandKunsthaus Zürich (125)Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection (45)Museum collection Am Römerholz (32)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
9 museums
Also in United KingdomNational Gallery (155)Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery (105)Tate (82)Imperial War Museums (66)Fitzwilliam Museum (64)Royal Academy of Arts (54)National Portrait Gallery (44)Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections (37)National Galleries Scotland (33)
🇺🇸 United States
18 museums
Also in United StatesNational Gallery of Art (3416)Metropolitan Museum of Art (504)Barnes Foundation (364)Museum of Fine Arts Boston (228)Art Institute of Chicago (180)Philadelphia Museum of Art (132)Clark Art Institute (126)Freer Gallery of Art (121)Harvard Art Museums (117)Yale Center for British Art (102)Fogg Museum (89)Yale University Art Gallery (82)Smithsonian American Art Museum (61)Cleveland Museum of Art (44)Detroit Institute of Arts (40)Museo de Arte de Worcester (35)Dallas Museum of Art (34)Brooklyn Museum (33)
261 more museums hold Impressionism works with smaller collections, not listed here.
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Where can I see Impressionism paintings?
Impressionism works are held in 311 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.How many museums have Impressionism artworks?
311 museums worldwide hold works by Impressionism artists.Which is the best museum for Impressionism?
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. holds the largest Impressionism collection with 3416 works.