IMPRESSIONIST ART• By the 1870s, a group of painters took art in
a different direction, seeking to capture the first impression by a scene or object on one’s eye.
• These artists became known as impressionists.
CLAUDE MONET• Considered the founding father of the
impressionist painting style that started in Paris and was the most prolific in the genre.• It was Monet’s Women in the Green Grass or
Camille he painted in 1866 that started his road to fame.
• His impression, Sunrise, spawned the word Impressionist from an artist critic.
• Today, one of the highest prices paid in art auction was for his Water Lillies, which sold for more than $71 million.
EDGAR DEGAS• Famous for his printmaking and drawing.
• His later works shifted his attention to impressionism with an emphasis on contemporary life.
• He was particularly interested in painting women at work and dance.
VINCENT VAN GOGH• Considered more “post‐impressionist,
which showed emotional honesty and bold colors.• His work showed a more dreamlike
quality to everyday subjects.• His works are among the most
expensive paintings ever auctioned.