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May 19, 2022 · In this gallery, we present 50 paintings that made a major contribution to changing both the conservative art world and public taste so that artistic conventions could be broken by artists now free to express themselves as they wished.
- Mark Cartwright
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- Impressionism changed the art world because it changed the focus to everyday subjects rather than religious and mythological ones. Impressionist pa...
- Today, probably the most famous impressionist painting is Water Lilies by Claude Monet.
- Claude Monet was an impressionist painter who almost went blind. His sight deteriorated so much he could not distinguish colours or shapes for his...
- Post-Impressionist paintings made changes to impressionism, chiefly adding more symbolism and the more dramatic use of contrasting colours,
- Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872
- Berthe Morisot, The Cradle, 1872
- Claude Monet, Woman with A Parasol, 1875
- Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1875
- Edgar Degas, Place de La Concord, 1875
- Edgar Degas, L’Absinthe, 1875–6
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bal Du Moulin de La Galette, 1876
- Claude Monet,La Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877
- Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
- Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in A Blue Armchair, 1878
Claude Monet exhibited Impression, Sunrisein the First Exhibition of the Impressionists, an independent show hosted by Paris' avant-garde artists. Its radical style and apt title led to a flurry of negative reviews by local art critics. “They are impressionists in that they do not render a landscape, but the sensation produced by the landscape,” Ju...
Berthe Morisot was one of les trois grandes dames, or “three great women,” of Impressionism, alongside Mary Cassatt and Marie Bracquemond. The Cradle was exhibited alongside Monet's Impression, Sunriseat the First Impressionist Exhibition of 1874, and received praise for its “feminine grace.”
Woman with a Parasoldepicts Monet's wife and young son atop a grassy hill in Argenteuil. He uses an array of expressive brushstrokes in the sky and field to create a windy atmosphere. Similarly, the drapery of his wife's white, voluminous gown and the straps of her bonnet enhance the breeziness of the moment.
While most Impressionists depicted outdoor scenes, Edgar Degas preferred human subjects and interior spaces. In particular, he dedicated much of his creative career to capturing performers at work, most notably, ballerinas. The Dance Classis one of his earliest forays into this field. “People call me the painter of dancing girls,” Degas told Parisi...
Place de la Concordedepicts artist and patron Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic with his daughters and dog at a public square in Paris. The large amount of negative space, cropped figures, and unusual composition suggest Degas was influenced by photography.
Compared to other Impressionist paintings, and even many other works by Degas, L'Absinthestands out for its subdued color palette and dark subject matter. It portrays a woman and man at a table in a bar, both of whom appear visibly despondent. In front of the woman is a glass of absinthe, which was a popular drink of the time. Although it was a con...
Pierre-Auguste Renoir created Bal du moulin de la Galettein 1876, while Impressionism was still in its early stages. It depicts a crowd of jubilant people including actors, artists, critics, and Renoir's family members at the original Moulin de la Galette, an outdoor dance hall in Montmartre. The sun-dappled lighting, delicate brushstrokes, and sen...
La Gare Saint-Lazareis the first in Monet's series of 12 paintings based at the Gare Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris. It captures a train in motion, as plumes of steam and smoke fill the building and cloud the sky, and pedestrians dot the train tracks below. This series stands out in Monet's oeuvre for its more urban subject matter—as the art...
Painted in 1877, Paris Street; Rainy Dayis one of Gustave Caillebotte's most celebrated paintings—and a key piece of Impressionism. While more realistic in the modeling of its figures, the piece employs a striking composition with cropped figures that is clearly inspired by the new practice of photography. Altogether, this serves to capture a fleet...
While not as widely known as other Impressionists, Mary Cassatt was one of the pioneers of early modern art. Originally from America, she moved to Paris to pursue a career in painting. There, she came into contact with Degas and other Impressionists and joined their movement. Little Girl in a Blue Armchairis one of her most successful works and an ...
Pierre-August Renoir’s painting of two boaters and their female friend enjoying a lunch alfresco is the picture of idyllic pleasure. Renoir likely created this painting during an extended stay at the restaurant it depicts—the Maison Fournaise, along the Seine.
This painting by artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir can be seen at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, which houses around 100 Impressionist paintings. This work is one of Renoir’s most important and...
Learn about the history and artistic style of the Impressionists in this teacher’s resource. Find out why the Impressionists were considered so shocking and how they have influenced art over a hundred years later. Explore the art of Monet, Renoir, Degas, and more!
The Impressionists painters, such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas, created a new way of painting by using loose, quick brushwork and light colors to show how thing appeared to the artists at a particular moment: an "impression" of what they were seeing and feeling.
Oct 15, 2019 · Luncheon of the Boating Party is a painting produced by Pierre Auguste Renoir between 1880 and 1881 and remains one of the most famous impressionist paintings ever made. This painting was exhibited at The Seventh Impressionist Exhibition show in 1882 where it was identified as one of the best paintings by three critics.
