Camille Pissarro The Coach to Louveciennes 1870

Berthe Morisot The Cradle 1872

Alfred Sisley The Flood at Port-Marly 1872

Claude Monet Impression, Soleil Levant 1872 This is where the term impressionism came from

Claude Monet Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil 1873 Claude Monet is sometimes considered the King of Impressionism

Edgar Degas Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers 1878

Mary Cassatt Young Woman Sowing in the Garden 1880

Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida Lady and Dog on the Beach 1906

Childe Hassam Flags on 57 th Street Winter 1918

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party 1923

Stop And Think  Q: All of these pictures don’t seem to be in focus. Why is that?  A: That is because this is Impressionism. All Impressionism Pictures are out of focus.

Stop and Think  All of these dates seem close, so let’s take a look.  1870, 1872, 1873, 1878, 1880, 1906, 1918,  All these dates are within 53 years.  Q: Why Is that?  A: Well these are most of the famous dates, if you look at other Impressionism pictures they may be closer to 2014, or farther.

Comparison Impressionism Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil, by Claude Monet Realism The Book Worm, by Carl Spitzweg

The End  Thank You For Watching!