Movements in art: Impressionism

We will explore the innovations and changes in city life that led to the emergence and development of Impressionism and its associated subject matter. These included the growth of the railways, the invention of paint tubes and the growth of new places of entertainment. We will also investigate the new ways of painting and the innovative subject matter chosen by these artists, and how their works were received by critics and the public. Women Impressionists played a key role in the movement and we will discuss how being female affected the work they produced. We will also consider the work of artists whose work is not considered Impressionist yet are often associated with Impressionism. We will look at the work of Marie Bracquemond, Gustave Caillebotte, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Eva Gonzalès, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisley.