Read: Gardner (or equivalent) textbook: Chapter 13, pages, 364-370; and page 375 (“The Big Picture”)

View: “Impressionism” (Phil Hansen at Good-bye Art Academy). This video includes material on both Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuOonogw-TM (Links to an external site.)

Answer Questions 1-4:

1. Edgar Degas, regarded as part of the Impressionist circle, was a different personality from his colleagues, Monet and Renoir. Explain in what ways he operated differently.

2. Impressionist artists – Monet, for instance – worked “en plein air.” What does this mean and why was this “technique” key to much Impressionist work?

3. The American expatriate Mary Cassatt was part of the group that showed their work at the Impressionist exhibitions. What was the principle subject of her paintings? Why did she choose this theme?

4. Paul Cezanne would later represent his paintings in series, following a developmental sequence. What was he trying to achieve?