Oil sketches and studies became accepted as works of art. But not all Impressionist paintings have survived as well as they should.
Monet
For 15 years, his delicate nudes seen in dappled light were popular throughout Europe. They shocked the folk back in the US, though.
Turner’s innovation was driven by his desire to explore colour contrasts and texture. But it led him to lapses in technique which have damaged his paintings.
It wasn’t until later in his career that he discovered his formula for success: putting farm animals into his landscapes.
Railways and painting have been intertwined since 1844. Turner, Manet, Monet, van Gogh, and others show how.
Even the usually vituperative critic Roger Fry was forced to admit his importance to Monet and most other artists of the day.
Was he really one of the most important French painters of the nineteenth century?
I thought that I knew what a narrative painting was, until I saw some examples. Are they?
Conclusions: did he paint Impressions, and was he a member of the Impressionist group?
Boudin painted independently, having been a major influence on Monet and Impressionism.
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