The subject of this book, as indicated by its title, is the impact of Impressionism on modern art.

The book consists of three parts, where:

The first part deals with the dominance of visual impression in Impressionism and encompasses visual representation, the function of form in modernism, the depiction of contemporary society through image, volume, and originality in the work of Cezanne.

The second part deals with the ideological and social ferment brought about by Impressionism, contributing to the aesthetic value of abstraction, the form of modernism, Manet's dependence on the past, the social experience of modernism, and the neo-Impressionism and the power of color.

Finally, the third part refers to the meaning of abstraction and color, Monet's relationship with abstract expressionism, his foresight for digital Impressionism, the geometric structure in relation to Cezanne's work, the pioneering and social autonomy of art, and Pollock's work in relation to the expressive and social character of Impressionism, and finally, the formal starting point of contemporary art.