"Both were created in the early 20th century by wealthy businessmen with a philanthropic bent and an obsession with impressionism." Both men acquired works by many of the same artists and ensured ...

There’s certainly no shortage of public interest, judging by the huge response to the Courtauld’s recent Monet in London exhibition and the National’s just-closed Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers – the most ...

Impressionism: From Photography to Painting ... the works of the Impressionists were always in the background of my daily life. When I went to Honfleur, I’d walk along the port where Monet ...