A comprehensive study of Impressionism in Canada from its beginnings in France, via the dissemination of the new style through artists, gallerists, dealers and collectors in North America, and its incorporation into and propagation within a hitherto conservative milieu, to the reception of Canadian Impressionism both nationally and internationally. The study culminates in the concise portrayal of the lives and works of fourteen of the most significant Canadian artists... along with several other artists who for some time also employed Impressionist techniques.

Part One. The Origins of Impressionism in France. A Break with the Past: The New Art Movement -- Painters of Light and Transience: The French Impressionists -- The French Scene: Paris and Beyond. Part Two. Impressionist Art Comes to North America. The American Scene: New York and Beyond -- The Canadian Scene: Montreal Dealers and Collectors -- Building Support: Exhibitors, Reviewers, and Patrons. Part Three. The Canadian Impressionist Painters. William Blair Bruce (1859-1906) -- Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866-1934) -- James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) -- William Brymner (1855-1925) -- Peleg Franklin Brownell (1857-1946) -- Laura Muntz Lyall (1860-1930) -- Henri Beau (1863-1949) -- Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1869-1937) -- Helen Galloway McNicoll (1879-1915) -- Arthur-Dominique Rozaire (1879-1922) -- William Henry Clapp (1879-1954) -- Clarence-Alphonse Gagnon (1881-1942) -- John Young Johnstone (1887-1930) -- Robert Wakeham Pilot (1898-1967) -- Other Canadian Artists Influenced by Impressionism. Appendices. Brymner's Speech on Impressionism, April 13, 1897 -- Addresses for Canadian Artists in Europe, 1878-1924 -- Canadian Impressionist Painters Exhibiting in the Paris Salons, 1880-1922 -- Loans and Sales to Canada from Durand-Ruel, 1892-1923.