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Impressionist Art
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Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro were the founding artists of the Impressionist movement. Their work was labeled unfinished with a sketchlike appearance by the critics, the progressive critics praised their work for its depiction of modern life. -
Monet was a key figure in the Impressionist movement, his style transformed French painting in the second half of the nineteenth century. He primarily painted landscapes and leisure activities of Paris and the Normandy coast. -
Degas joined forces with a group of young artists due to his frustrations with the Salon. The group of artists were intent upon organizing an independent exhibiting society. Their were labeled the Impressionist Exhibitions, in 1874. Degas took a leading role in organizing the exhibitions, and showed his work in among the other Impressionist Painters. -
Edgar Degas
The Dance Class II 1874 -
A Girl with a Watering Can 1874 -
Monet Painting in his Studio Boak -
Claude Monet
Madame Monet and Child 1875 -
The Little Bridge 1875
Considered a radicals by the Salon, early Impressionists violated all of the rules set for academic painting. -
Eugene Manet on the on the Isle of Wight -
Le Moulin de la Galette 1876
The popular Parisian dance hall. -
After Adolph of Menzels Ballsouper 1879 -
Summer's Day 1879 -
Woman at her Toillette -
Luncheon of the Boating Party 1880-1881 -
The Cup of Tea 1880-81 -
A Bar at the Foilies - Bergere 1882 -
Ballet Dancers 1885-86 Henri De Toulouse - Lautrec admired Edgar Degas for his capability to capture modern life. Obsessed with the nightlife of Paris he painted entertainers, prostitutes, social outcasts, he revealed the energy of the Moulin Rouge. His style transformed Impressionism and evolved into the Post - Impressionist movement in the late 19th Century early 20th Century -
The Artist's Garden at Giverny 1890 -
At The Moulin Rouge: The Dance -
The Child's Bath -
At The Moulin Rouge 1892-95 -
Boulevard Montmartre at Night 1879 -
The Avenue de L'Opera, Sunlight, Winter Morning -
Garden Path at Giverny 1902