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Impressionism
Impressionist Art -
Birth of Impressionism
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. -
Claude Monet
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. -
Edgar Degas
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. -
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Edgar Degas
The Dance Class II 1874 -
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A Girl with a Watering Can 1874 -
Edouard Manet
Monet Painting in his Studio Boak -
Madame Monet and Child
Claude Monet
Madame Monet and Child 1875 -
Camille Pissarro
The Little Bridge 1875
Considered a radicals by the Salon, early Impressionists violated all of the rules set for academic painting. -
Berthe Morisot
Eugene Manet on the on the Isle of Wight -
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Le Moulin de la Galette 1876
The popular Parisian dance hall. -
Edgar Degas
After Adolph of Menzels Ballsouper 1879 -
Berthe Morisot
Summer's Day 1879 -
Berthe Morisot
Woman at her Toillette -
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Luncheon of the Boating Party 1880-1881 -
Mary Cassatt
The Cup of Tea 1880-81 -
Edouard Manet
A Bar at the Foilies - Bergere 1882 -
Henri De Toulouse - Lautrec
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 -
Claude Monet
The Artist's Garden at Giverny 1890 -
Henri De Toulouse - Lautrec
At The Moulin Rouge: The Dance -
Mary Cassatt
The Child's Bath -
Henri De Toulouse - Lautrec
At The Moulin Rouge 1892-95 -
Camille Pissarro
Boulevard Montmartre at Night 1879 -
Camille Pissarro
The Avenue de L'Opera, Sunlight, Winter Morning -
Claude Monet
Garden Path at Giverny 1902