1. Impressionism
by Julian Morales

2. What is Impressionism?
A style or movement in painting characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color.
It mostly focuses on scenery, landscapes, and everyday life.

3. The Magpie - 1869 (89 cm × 130 cm) Who: Claude Monet
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Where: Musée d'Orsay in France
What was happening: This work was created during the winter of 1868–1869 near the commune of Étretat in Normandy.

4. Impressionism, Sunrise - 1872 (48 cm - 63 cm)
Who: Claude Monet
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Where: Musée Marmottan Monet in France
Why: The sunrise depicts the port of Le Havre, Monet's hometown, and is his most famous painting of the harbor.

5. Woman with a Parasol - 1875 (100 cm - 81 cm)
Who: Claude Monet
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Where: National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Why: This wanted to capture the moment of his wife and son on a summer’s day in Argenteuil, France.

6. Luncheon of the Boating Party - 1881 (123 cm × 173 cm)
Who: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Where: The Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.
Artistic Qualities: Combines figures, still-life, and landscape in the work as it depicts a group of friends on a balcony along the river.

7. The Water Lily Pond - 1889 (93 cm - 74 cm)
Who: Claude Monet
Medium: Oil painting
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
Why: Monet bought a house in France and began transforming the marshy ground in his backyard into a pond with a painting.

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