The catalogue accompanies the exhibition of paintings by the most outstanding American impressionists from the unique collection of the Irvine Museum that have never been presented in Poland before. 

The group of artists who were working in California, in the years 1980-1930 glorified the beauty of the nature, immortalized the virgin landscape, the rugged coastline, rich and green meadows. California full of sunshine, with its mild climate and enchanting landscape became a dream land for painters and such picturesque places as Laguna Beach, San Diego and Monterey turned into artists' colonies.