... the ideas of the artists, and the public reactions at the time. The Impressionist group was first formed around 1870 in France by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Bazille due to their shared discontent with academic teaching. So they began their own group also ... later joined by Camille Pissarro, Paul Cezanne, Berthe Morisot, Armand Guillaumin, Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet. They were given the name Impressionists after Monet's painting Impression:Sunrise. It was the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War, the set-up of the Third Republic of France, and the ...

• Word Count: 1198
• Approx Pages: 5

... is the Impressionist movement during the late 1800's and early 1900's. French impressionist paintings captured the immediate impression of objects and events. Some of the most famous impressionist artists are Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Pierre Renoir. Postimpressionism developed out of impressionist art. Some of the most famous postimpressionist artists are Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat. The 1900 ... ...

• Word Count: 1594
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School