Khan Academy Static

Impressionism is both a style and the name of a group of artists who did something radical—in 1874 they banded together and held their own independent exhibition. These artists described, in fleeting sensations of light, the new leisure pastimes of the city and its suburbs. It’s hard to imagine, but at this time in France, the only place of consequence that artists could exhibit their work was the official government-sanctioned exhibitions (called salons), held just once a year, and controlled by a conservative jury. The Impressionists painted modern Paris and landscapes with a loose open brushstrokes, bright colors, and unconventional compositions—none of which was appreciated by the salon jury!

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13931_Degas_The_Dance_Class.html

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13939_Cassatt_The_Child_s_Bath.html

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13950_Renoir_The_Large_Bathers.html

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13945_Monet_Water_Lilies.html

13951_Morisot_The_Mother_and_Sister_of_the_Artist.html

13933_Caillebotte_The_Floor_Scrapers.html

13930_Degas_At_the_Races_in_the_Countryside.html

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13943_Monet_Poplars.html

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13937_Cassatt_Woman_with_a_Pearl_Necklace_in_a_Loge.html