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Impressionist PaintingsCharacterized by small brush strokesReproduced the artist’s visual
impressionStudied
LightAtmosphereReflectionsColor
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