150 years ago today, at precisely 8pm, the world of art changed forever. What happened? A small, independent art exhibition opened in Paris. It was a financial failure and barely 3,000 people went — but, in time, these artists would come to be known as "the Impressionists"...
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15th April. 1874. Paris. On the top floor of the studio of a photographer called Nadar, at No. 35 on the Boulevard des Capucines, about 170 works of art have been gathered for an exhibition. It is hosted by the "Société anonyme des artistes peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs, etc."