A Look at Impressionist Art

Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. The pictures are loaded with color and most are of outdoor scenes. The pictures are very bright and vibrant. The artists liked to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. Learn all about the greatest impressionist artists like Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot and Pierre Auguste Renoir. Students will be able to explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.