Discover the lives and art of the artists who invented Impressionism at the end of the 19th century. Detailed biographies reveal the personal passions of Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Caillebotte, and Vincent Van Gogh. Expert-written essays explain the origins of this groundbreaking art movement, and explain how it was able to overcome the conservative establishment of the Salon.