1 March 1882 - Galerie Durand-Ruel - 251, Faubourg Saint-Honoré - Paris Monet, Sisley and Caillebotte returned to exhibit at the 7th exhibition. On the other hand, Degas, Cassatt, Raffaëlli, Forain and Zandomeneghi were not present. Degas was not really an Impressionist and often entered into polemics with the other artists. In fact, his works are more realistic, with detailed, studio-painted figures such as the famous dancers or Absinthe. In this edition, techniques different from previous ones began to appear and the first symptoms of change became apparent. Even with regard to themes, some founding artists innovated their painting. Pissarro debuted with paintings depicting peasants such as Étude d'une lavandière of 1880, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In previous editions he had presented studies of illumination in the landscape. Renoir was present with twenty-five works from the stock of his gallerist Paul Durand-Ruel. In fact, the painter came into conflict with Paul Gauguin and Camille Pissarro whom he considered too political and refused to participate in the event. Monet exhibited Coucher de soleil sur la Seine, Effet Hiver, 1880, kept at the Petit Palais in Paris. In this painting one can now see the artist's evolution from his debut painting, Impression, soleil levant. It was shown in a gallery commemorating the French defeat during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. This choice highlighted the connection between nationalism and the new artistic research of the time.