April 15–May 15 – First exhibition by the Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs is held in a private studio (belonging to
Nadar) outside the official
Paris Salon; on April 25,
Louis Leroy reviewing the exhibition in the French satirical newspaper Le Charivari under the heading "L'Exposition des impressionistes", coins the term "
Impressionism" to describe the movement, with particular reference to
Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise (
1872), first exhibited here and in May sold to the businessman and collector
Ernest Hoschedé.[1] Renoir exhibits six works, including La Loge. The only female exhibitor is
Berthe Morisot.
April 15–May 15 – First exhibition by the Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs is held in a private studio (belonging to
Nadar) outside the official
Paris Salon; on April 25,
Louis Leroy reviewing the exhibition in the French satirical newspaper Le Charivari under the heading "L'Exposition des impressionistes", coins the term "
Impressionism" to describe the movement, with particular reference to
Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise (
1872), first exhibited here and in May sold to the businessman and collector
Ernest Hoschedé.[1] Renoir exhibits six works, including La Loge. The only female exhibitor is
Berthe Morisot.