Public Parks, Private Gardens

Explore how 19th-century Paris was reshaped into a city of tree-lined boulevards and public parks, influencing the Impressionist artists of the era. This exhibition catalog features masterworks by artists such as Bonnard, Cassatt, Cezanne, Corot, Daumier, Van Gogh, Manet, Matisse, Monet, and Seurat, who depicted parks and gardens as integral to contemporary life. The author offers fresh perspectives on these artworks and this particularly creative period in French history.