Mohammad m haque

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Impressionist PaintingsCharacterized by small brush strokesReproduced the artist’s visual

impressionStudied

LightAtmosphereReflectionsColor

Impressionist ArtistsEdgar DegasClaude MonetBerthe MorisotPierre-Auguste Renoir

Degas (1834-1917)Master of drawing the human figure in motionPreferred pastelsFavored ballet dancers and horses as theme

Monet (1840-1926)Initiated and led the Impressionist movementPainted the same subject in different lightsPreferred painting the out of doorsFamed for his water-lilies theme

Morisot (1841-1895)Became the first woman to join ImpressionistsConfined color to a naturalistic frameworkPainted studies of women

Renoir (1841-1919)Painted snapshots of real lifeUsed sparkling color and lightBelieved art should be prettyFavored themes of instant

appealLovely womenPretty childrenBeautiful scenes

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis… Don’t be afraid of putting on color… Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression. Camille Pissarro