Claude Monet

Alfred Sisley

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Edgar Degas

Vincent Van Gogh

A French 19th century art movement which marked a

momentous break from tradition in European painting. The

Impressionists incorporated new scientific research into the

physics of color to achieve a more exact representation of

color and tone.

The sudden change in the look of these paintings was brought about by a

change in methodology: applying paint in small touches of pure color rather

than broader strokes, and painting out of doors to catch a particular fleeting

impression of color and light. The result was to emphasize the artist's perception

of the subject matter as much as the subject itself.

“San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk” Claude Monet 1908

“Water Lilies”

Claude Monet

1916

“Environs de Louveciennes” Alfred Sisley 1873

“Rest by the bank on the Ruisseau”

Alfred Sisley

1872

“Moulin de la Galette” Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1876

“Young Girl Bathing”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1892

“La Classe de Dance”

Edgar Degas

1873-1876

“The Absinthe Drinker”

Edgar Degas

1876

“Cypresses”

Vincent Van Gogh

1889

“Starry Night Over the Rhone” Vincent van Gogh 1888

“TheStarry Night”

VincentVan Gogh

1889

“Almond Blossom” Vincent van Gogh1890

“Sunflowers”

Vincent van Gogh

1888

Rest by the bank on the Ruisseau Alfred Sisley 1872 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B8oUL_ggEmw/SX2Rii47Z9I/AAAAAAAAAqY/Ndh4a1K6LrE/s400/rest%2Bby%2Bthe%2Bbank%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bruisseau%2Balfred%2Bsisley.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hereismyheart-dianne.blogspot.com/2009/01/impessionist-painting.html&usg=__Y5FL2xjyHF3vSu-F4DAPEnQaCn0=&h=362&w=400&sz=61&hl=ru&start=9&um=1&tbnid=VP86HjEs62K1rM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dalfred%2Bsisley%2Bimpressionism%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26um%3D1

Environs de Louveciennes Alfred Sisley 1872http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mpfa.ie/images/Alfred_Sisley_Louveciennes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mpfa.ie/sisley.htm&usg=__AMftPFLMrPmRsk-51G8dhwhWe1Q=&h=306&w=450&sz=47&hl=ru&start=2&um=1&tbnid=CUQZ8yaBb0xYeM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dalfred%2Bsisley%2Bimpressionism%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26um%3D1

San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk Claude Monet 1908http://www.interagir.com/?entryID=15

Water Lilies Claude Monet 1916http://www.interagir.com/?entryID=99

Impression, Soleil levant Claude Monet 1872/3http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jahsonic.com/Impressionism.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jahsonic.com/Impressionism.html&usg=__sUH-t0LbgASmVX-f6GxOHWOuF30=&h=302&w=400&sz=32&hl=ru&start=6&um=1&tbnid=jyk-I-8o76CwgM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimpressionism%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

Moulin de la Galette Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1876http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/renoir/moulin-galette/renoir.moulin-galette.jpg

Young Girl Bathing Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1892http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.intofineart.com/upload/file-admin/images/new16/Pierre-Auguste%2520Renoir-524782.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.intofineart.com/htmlindexopus/directory-y003.html&usg=__lrmIKw8h8m208FNOuUMfJkvFkPc=&h=180&w=142&sz=8&hl=ru&start=15&um=1&tbnid=wtbCTHXswbK1xM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=80&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpierre-auguste%2Brenoir%2Byoung%2Bgirl%2Bbathing%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1

La Classe de Dance Edgar Degas 1873-1876http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Edgar_Degas/dance_class.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.artinthepicture.com/paintings/Edgar_Degas/Dancing-Class/&usg=__ZNSRQzHw7vKU-l_uImjsrUop6ow=&h=988&w=870&sz=145&hl=ru&start=9&um=1&tbnid=jDe6G4kYNIyKuM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dedgar%2Bdegas%2Bimpressionism%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26um%3D1

The Absinthe Drinker Edgar Degas 1876http://jssgallery.org/other_artists/Degas/Absinthe_Drinker.htm

Cypresses Vincent Van Gogh 1889http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abm-enterprises.net/cypresses.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.abm-enterprises.net/cypresses.htm&usg=__qMHCjYSRvM1RWZ2ID5zCgOkOmnM=&h=1035&w=811&sz=262&hl=ru&start=79&um=1&tbnid=LL4JwLwrDAuUXM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvincent%2Bvan%2Bgogh%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26start%3D63%26um%3D1

Starry Night Over the Rhone Vincent van Gogh 1888http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Starry_Night_Over_the_Rhone.jpg&imgrefurl=http://freshtopix.com/%3Ftag%3Danother-starry-night&usg=__Iy1IhGB_lkpSYZSJzLYkNUm_PbE=&h=1333&w=2000&sz=713&hl=ru&start=9&um=1&tbnid=ybId-7FM8MKUxM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bstarry%2Bnight%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1

The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh 1889http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vincentvangoghart.net/gogh.starry-night.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vincentvangoghart.net/starry-night.html&usg=__avJT1mZr0bsnScPP00qxGIIz2io=&h=819&w=1003&sz=314&hl=ru&start=20&um=1&tbnid=WcgXCU-8jHeMCM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bstarry%2Bnight%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1

Almond Blossom Vincent van Gogh 1890http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/vincent-van-gogh-final-paintings-24.jpg&imgrefurl=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/vincent-van-gogh-final-paintings5.htm&usg=__U9nfBPOXcGkFBAemSjTrodow7Mw=&h=313&w=400&sz=52&hl=ru&start=50&um=1&tbnid=-ANe4kNwwqkmOM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26start%3D42%26um%3D1

Sunflower Vincent van Gogh 1888http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.artquotes.net/masters/vangogh/vangogh_sunflowers1888.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.artquotes.net/masters/vangogh/vangogh_sunflowers.htm&usg=__g9xjNS-Vaq5iS7wG2uukGgi1x-U=&h=600&w=465&sz=101&hl=ru&start=19&um=1&tbnid=_aCeWVmaeRhCeM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Dru%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1