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- The Absinthe Drinker, 1859
- Manet
- Absinthe: dangerous, addictive, and illegal hallucinogen
- Style: similar to past Rococo paintings and Velazquez's baroque style
- Context: from a series of paintings by Manet that focuses on people of the streets
- Makes deliberate, abstract mistakes—very unlike the academy style
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- The Old Musician, 1862
- Manet
- Group of poor figures
- Main figure is known as a "gypsy" of the Parisian streets—often posed for artists
- Comparison: Velazquez's The Drinkers
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- Music in the Tuileries, 1862
- Manet
- Celebrates a new space of Haussman's Paris
- Includes recognizable figures such as Manet and Baudelaire
- A lot of "unfinished" areas throughout the painting
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- The Luncheon on the Grass, 1863
- Manet
- Submitted to the Salon, but denied along with 60% of other applicants
- Napoleon III steps in and helps create the "Salon de Refuse", where Manet's painting was shown
- Comparison: "Venus of Urbino" by Titian
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- Olympia, 1863
- Manet
- Sent to Salon in 1865, this time selcted
- Critiques: Flat, stiff figure; main figure is a courtesan
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- Birth of Venus, 1863
- Bouguereau
- Example of a highly-acclaimed academic styled work accepted by the Salon
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- A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1882
- Manet
- Most famous of the cafe concert group
- Main figure: bar maid w/ a mirror behind her reflecting the rest of the bar, as well as a flaneur
- Multiple "masterful errors" (bottles, reflections)
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- Terrace at Saint-Addresse, 1867
- Manet
- Setting: aunt's house
- His family worked in the shipping industry, which is highlighted in the background
- Influenced by Japanese-styled paintings and prints
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- Bathing at La Grenouillere, 1869
- Monet
- Aka "The Frog Pond"
- quick-snap of the scene
- Very soft, abstract figures
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- The Basin at Argenteuil, 1872
- Monet
- Moved to this area with his family
- Painted 45 pieces of the town and began to become well-known
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- Impression: Sunrise, 1872
- Monet
- One of the most well-known of the era; an icon fro its name, response and influence
- Gave the name to the Impressionist movement
- Very abstract, smoky atmosphere from the factories in the background
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- Gare St. Lazare, 1877
- Monet
- Depiction of St. Lazare train station—a popular setting for art of this time (new innovation and technology)
- Site of urban development "The Cathedrals of Modernity"
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- Grainstack (Snow Effect), 1890-91
- Monet
- Not so much about the figure, but the nature and landscape (the atmosphere) surrounding it and how it changed throughout the year
- Deeper meaning: about agriculture, labor, people and society
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- Rouen Cathedral at early morning, 1894
- Monet
- Capturing the building with the sun rises and lights up the sky behind the building
- Much like the grainstack series
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- Waterlillies, 1907
- Monet
- Endless pond with no horizon
- Pond part of his property, gave him something to paint and practice on
- Man made waterlilly pond
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- Diana, 1867
- Renior
- Unclear why the subject is nude
- Mythical being, but yet still modern looking
- Rubenesque bodies
- Denied by the Salon
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- Odalisque (Woman of Algiers), 1870
- Renoir
- Fascination with the Eastern (oriental) world
- Odalisque = woman in/from a harem
- Since the "oriental" was such a popular subject, this piece was accepted by the Salon
- Style: classical, lots of color (academic)
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- Parisian Woman in Algerian Dress (The Harem), 1872
- Renoir
- Western fascination with the East, their people, culture, and commodities
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- Mosque at Algiers, 1882
- Renoir
- View of Algeria after he finally had visited in 81 and 82
- Mainly does landscapes here
- Tried to have a preservationist attitude of their culture unlike other colonists who wanted to destroy parts of the city.
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- Old Arab Woman, 1882
- Renoir
- He is sensitive to her clothing and place in society as a household servant
- Interested in the decorative tiles in the background—connected to his porcelain painting as a young man
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- Nude in the Sun, 1875
- Renoir
- Critics attacked him for the "decomposing-looking skin", due to the yellows and purples in her skin
- Very modern-looking nude, not timeless and classical
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- Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, 1876
- Renoir
- Montemarte region of Paris
- Setting: originally a mill, converted into a dance hall in 19th c
- Packed with figures—presence of children seems odd in this setting
- Notice his ability to paint light peeking through the trees
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- Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81
- Renoir
- Influenced by fresco paintings in Italy: Linear perspective, clear figures, space, balance, and light
- Emphasis on the timelessness of modern life
- Traditional still-life in the foreground
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- Large Bathers, 1884-87
- Renoir
- Clear influence from Rubens
- Views of women: simple-minded, shouldn't read/be educated, belongs quiet and in the home
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- Bathers, 1918-19
- Renoir
- One of his final works
- Obsession with female bodies/flesh is apparent here
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- The Artist's Studio, 1870
- Bazille
- Group painting that includes Zola, Renoir, Bazille, Manet, and Monet
- Bazille's studio—often used by his friends as they relied on him for financial assistance
- Died very young, before he could see the first Impressionist Exhibition
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- Fisherman with a Net, 1868
- Bazille
- Very homoerotic piece, "male bonding"
- Figures are less unified with the landscape
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- View of the Village, 1868
- Bazille
- Loose, less clear landscape
- Achieved capturing the sunlight and atmosphere (the "feeling")
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- The Seine at La Genouillere, 1869
- Pissarro
- Was at the frog pond at the same time of Monet and Renoir, but had much different focus
- More focus on the vaster landscape and the industrial/world of labor
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- The Factory Near Pontoise, 1873
- Pissarro
- Interest int he industrial mills/factories—odd, mundane locations of the working-class
- Reflected his leftist political views
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- Red Roofs, 1877
- Pissarro
- Embodiment: you can feel what its like to be in the painter's shoes when they painted it—relate to Pissarro reading
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- Edge of the Woods, 1879
- Pissarro
- Spontaneous, different compositions than other Impressionists
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- Apple Picking at Eragny, 1888
- Pissarro
- Pointillism: dots of color alone illuminate the painting and brings figures to fruition
- Images of peasants/working-class families reflects his left-leaning, anarchist views (anti-gov, pro-community)
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- The Bellelli Family, 1858-1860
- Degas
- His Aunt and her family are portrayed
- Psychological undertones/tension between family members: seen in the disconnected figures, awkward positioning of the father, and the atmosphere is cold
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- The Interior, 1868-69
- Degas
- Depiction from Zola's novel "Therese Racquin" (1867)
- Scene after the two marry after killing Therese's ex-husband
- Depicts a psychological situation/"Problem Picture": regret and remorse of their actions
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- Racing Scene: Jockeys Before the Start by the Flagpole, 1869-72
- Degas
- Studying movement and animals
- Unbalanced snap shot scene; a pole cuts vertically through the painting
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- The Dance Class, 1878-80
- Degas
- Behind-the-scenes look at the Ballet, giving us access to a privileged space
- Use of space is more Eastern-like than western
- Common figures in ballet scenes: the sugar daddies of the ballet who helped their careers in advance
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- The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, 1874
- Degas
- Awkward poses and movements reflect their physicality and "cat-like" nature of women
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- Little Dancer of Fourteen Years, 1879-81
- Degas
- Originally a scary-realistic wax figure
- Critique: animal-like features, rooted in racist stereotypes about biological stereotypes of PoC
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