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Impressionism
A look into the time line of The Impressionist Movement. -
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet
This painting created a lot of controversy because it removed the female nude from a more story like painting and placed it with modern men. This really started a movement and outraged serval people and critics. (Image from google) -
Olympia by Manet
This piece caused yet another controversy. Instead of a classic nude featuring a goddess, this painting focuses on a courtesan. (Image found on google) -
La Grenouillère by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Another painting by Renoir that focuses on Persian living. (Image from google) -
Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet
This painting came a little later in the era. A lot of artists were already working with Impressionism but this painting is said to be a true embodiment of the movement because of its loose style and fogginess. (Image from google) The movement was then named after this painting. -
Fog, Voisins by Alfred Sisley
This paintings loose style and colors really represents the impressionist period. -
The Ballet Class by Edgar Degas
Degas was a huge contributor to the impressionist movement with his focus on depicting movement and a behind the scenes look. (Image found on google) -
Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet
Monet painted this portrait of his wife and son. (Image found on google) -
L'absinthe By Edgar Degas
This painting focuses on everyday life which was really important subject matter to the impressionist movement. (Image from google) -
Renoir Girl with a Watering Can and The Swing
Renior's style starts to change and he joining the movement. He shows many times in Paris. -
Paris Street Rainy day by Gustave Caillebotte
This is another great depiction of everyday life created by Gustave Caillebotte. (Image from google) -
Still Life by Paul Cezanne
Cezanne joins the movement and shows his work in the 3rd Impressionist Exhibit in Paris. -
Poppies by Claude Monet
Monet was a huge leader of the impressionist movement. (Image found on google) -
At the Opera by Mary Cassatt
Mary is famous for painting the private lives of women. (Image from google) She is one of the most famous female artists from the movement. -
The Potato Eaters by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh paints his first " big deal" painting. -
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Serat joins the party by painting La Grande in his own unique style of pointillism. -
Debussy's Clair de lune or “Moonlight”.
This piece perfectly sets the tone to the impressionist period. The music of this era was inspired by color. (Image from google) -
Virginia Woolf
Woolf is a great example of impressionism writing because of the focus on the mental thought of the characters. She and other authors were inspired by the movement to write in this style. (Image from google)
