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The Impressionists

The invention of photography in 1824 drastically changed the world of painting. It became useless to paint things as realistically as possible. Artists had to begin to see differently and manifest this into their works. Abandoning historical and mythological subjects, they left their workshops to go and paint in the open air (painting things just the way they are), the invention of the tube of paint making this considerably easier.

Amongst the founders of impressionism are Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Manet, Cézanne and Degas. This artists had a new concept of painting, they painted the own impressions, objects and people in movement, the elements (light, wind, snow and water).. Their use of colour vibrant. Impressionism marked a break in modern art and academia, as quoted in Manet's formula: "I paint what I see, not what others want to see".

The label 'impressionist' came about from a mocking critic, and in 1872, Claude Monet would use this trend for his piece "Impression, sunrise" which owes its name to this impressionist movement. Manet's 'The Luncheon on the Grass', one of his pioneering works, would be followed by many others such as "The Waterlilies" by Monet and "Dance at le moulin de la Galette" by Renoir, all of which are available to see in Paris's museums, respectively in the Orangerie and the Orsay currently. The movement would later be joined by other artists such as Gauguin and Van Gogh, who will become famous impressionist painters.

There are several places where one can admire impressionist art : in Giverny, Normandy for Monet's work (particuarly in the Museum of Impressionism), but also in Auvers-sur-Oise and of course Paris, with the Marmottan Museum, and most importantly the Orsay Museum, which presents the biggest selection of impressionist and post-impressionist art in the world.

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Claude Monet
Painter and impressionist maestro Claude Monet was born in 1840, and lived in hi [...]

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