The Second Impressionist Exhibition

The Second Impressionist Exhibition, held in Paris, was important in consolidating the Impressionist movement as a group and distinct style. Organized by the same anonymous cooperative as the first, the second exhibition featured 250 pieces by around 20 artists, including Monet’s The Japanese Girl and Caillebotte’s The Floor Planers. Still heavily ridiculed, the second exhibition actually generated enough in sales to cover costs and pay each artist a token amount.