The 19th-century Impressionist movement is reevaluated by contemporary art critic Matthew Collings, who asserts it was the most significant development in modern art. Collings traces its rebellious Parisian origins, starting with realist painter Gustave Courbet's allegorical critiques of government, and the groundbreaking works of Édouard Manet, and Paul Cézanne. He compares the shock value of ...