Bundle 3: Read More

On Thrusday July 14, I took a trip to the library to find a book about impressionism. I first went to the catalog computer and looked up impressionism. One of the vary first results was a book by John Rewald called The History of Impressionism. This seemed perfect so I searched the library for it and found it.

From the book I learned that impressionism originated in Paris, France around the 1870's with the first exhibit in the spring of 1874. The founders Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne and Morisot were just trying something new that was going to break from the tradition of the existing paintings. For the first couple of years the artists did not get much credit for their new style of painting. People though this was just a ploy to gain attention. Because of this they say the true beginning of impressionism was the next 20 years as the painters gained support and refined their technique. I also learned that the term Impressionism was coined by a satirical journalist to mock the painters. The painters latter embraced this title and called their work Impressionism.