1. Impressionism 1875-1900 Located mainly in France

2. What was going on at that time? The Art Academy (school) and the Salon (major art show) ‘shut out’ many young artists because their style was not traditional. First car built by Henry Fordin1893. Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Francois-Joseph_Heim_001.jpg.

3. What make the artwork of the Impressionists unique? For the first time, brush strokes were left visible. Paintings often depicted outdoor/leisure activity of the upper middle class. Artists worked outside and tried to capture the impression of sunlight striking objects. The Major Artists of the time were: MaryCassatt, MaryCassatt, Cézanne, Paul Degas, Edgar Monet, Claude Morisot, BertheCézanne, PaulDegas, EdgarMonet, ClaudeMorisot, Berthe Renoir, Pierre-AugusteRenoir, Pierre-Auguste Sargent, John SingerSargent, John Singer Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

4. Rouen Cathedral: The Portal http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Rouen Cathedral_Monet_1894.jpg/383px-RouenCathedral_Monet_1894.jpg Claude Monet 1894, oil on canvas

6. Renior (1841-1919) http://blogs.princeton.edu/wri152-3/s06/mgawrys/images/renoir.moulin-galette.jpg Moulin de la Galette (1876, Oil on Canvas)

8. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Mary_Cassatt__Woman_with_a_Pearl_Nec klace.jpg Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Woman in a Loge (1879, Oil on canvas)