Bonsdorff, Colour & Light - The Legacy of Impressionism

Impressionism is the world's best-known art movement, but how did it begin and lead into Neo-Impressionism? Why were Finnish artists in Paris sceptical about Impressionism in the 1870s? What led to the enthusiasm for vibrant rainbow colours that arose in Finnish art of the early 20th century? This catalogue of the Ateneum Art Museum's exhibition Colour & Light: The Legacy of Impressionism reveals the radical nature of Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism, and their influence on Finnish colour...