Impressionism was an art movement that began in 19th century France with artists like Monet, Pissarro, Degas, Sisley, Morisot, and Renoir. They captured scenes as quick glimpses using visible brush strokes, ordinary subjects, open compositions, and emphasis on light and unusual angles. Some key works include Monet's Water Lily Pond and Impression, Sunrise, Degas' Ballet Dancers, and Renoir's Boating on the Seine.

1. By: Emily Riggs

5. The Water Lily Pond Oil on Canvas by Claude Monet 1840-1926

6. Ballet Dancers by Edgar Degas 1834 -1917

7. Boating on the Seine by Piere Auguste Renoir 1841-1919

8. Music in the Tuilleries Gardens by Edouard Manet 1832-1883

9. Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet 1872, oil on canvas