In whose Paris studio was the first Impressionist exhibition held in 1874?

The first Impressionist exhibition was held in Nadar’s studio in Paris in 1874.

The exhibition opened at the former studio of the photographer Nadar, whose real name was Gaspard-Félix Tournachon. It was organized by the Société anonyme coopérative des artistes peintres, sculpteurs et graveurs, an independent group formed partly to avoid the restrictions of the official Paris Salon.

Around thirty artists participated, including Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, and Alfred Sisley. Monet exhibited Impression, Sunrise, a painting that later gave Impressionism its name.

The event was not originally called an Impressionist exhibition by its organizers. The label became famous after critic Louis Leroy used it mockingly in a review. The group’s exhibitions helped establish the movement’s public identity.