Tucked between the Hudson River School and American Modernism lives American Impressionism. Traveling to France in the late 19th century, artists like Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent discovered the radical and controversial work of Edgar Degas and Claude Monet. In the U.S., the societal shift from agrarianism to industrialization inspired American artists to adopt the swift brushstrokes and colorful palettes of the French Impressionists. Depicting quotidian scenes and distinctly American landscapes, local artists created their own version of the movement. The National Arts Club presents more than 130 works from key figures of American Impressionism, including George Inness and John Sloan. Also in the show are pieces by 13 of the club’s early members, artists who contributed to the birth of a uniquely American style. —Jeanne Malle