The Graphic Work of the Impressionists: Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cezanne, Sisley

The impressionists influenced with their revolution of color and light, so they also discovered new and expressive possibilities in the art of the print. Their excursions into graphic art produced works of unparalleled richness and beauty—etchings, drypoints, and lithographs with the freshness of spirit and sense of immediacy found in their paintings. They experimented with various techniques, and found ways in which to make these mediums express their aesthetic aims.