Bill Rau, third generation owner of M.S. Rau Antiques and Fine Arts in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, started 2012 already thinking ahead to the next one hundred .
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Modern art was born in the mid-19th century, and Impressionism was its catalyst. Challenging the traditional classical ideals of representation championed by the French Academy, the Impressionists and their successors reflected he dramatic political, industrial and social changes of the mid-19th century, and helped the world visualize a new version of contemporary life. Please enjoy this journey through this artistic revolution unlike anything since the Italian Renaissance. THE .