Impressionism - painting of impressions, moments, snatched from the monotony of everyday life. Although this trend originated in Paris in the second half of the 19th century, at this time it arouses increased public interest. A wonderful connoisseur of French culture M. Yu. Herman, doctor of art history, outlined in the book his own, deeply thought out and emotional version of the history of impressionism, spoke about the path of great masters (Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir and many others), as well as how French influence responded in the art of other countries, including Russia.