‘German Impressionist Painting’ Is Not a Contradiction in Terms

“Is there such a thing as German Impressionism? Didn’t everything begin in Paris with Manet, Monet, Degas, Cézanne and their colleagues? As the provocatively named ‘German Impressionist Landscape Painting: Liebermann – Corinth – Slevogt,’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, makes clear, the answer to both questions is an unequivocal ‘yes’.”