Impress with art

A group of paintings by some of the most respected Impressionist artists has attracted unprecedented crowds to the Shanghai Museum. Zhang Kun joins the visitors for a glimpse of the treasures.

Impressionist masterpieces by Monet and Renoir among other renowned artists has drawn crowds willing to wait for hours in front of the Shanghai Museum for a chance to see the show.

The exhibition, Barbizon Through Impressionism, consists of 73 paintings from the Clark Art Institute from the United States. The show started on Sep 19 and will run till Dec 1. This is the first time the Shanghai Museum has presented an exhibition of Impressionist paintings.