01 Impressionism: When Sunsets and Floppy Babies Scandalized Paris
History of Modern Art with KlaireShow Notes
Impressionism may seem like nothing but inoffensive blurry paintings of cute subjects that are perfect to hang over the sofa, but this Modernist art style was full of rebellion and scandal. Join Klaire Lockheart as she explores the context and history of Impressionism, including the Salon, the male gaze, and artists who refused to conform.
Artists and Artwork: Alexandre Cabanel (The Birth of Venus), Édouard Manet (Luncheon on the Grass), Felix Nadar, Katsushika Hokusai (The Great Wave), Claude Monet (Impression, Sunrise), Pierre-August Renoir (Dance at Le moulin de la Galette), Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Berte Morisot (After Lunch, The Artist’s Daughter, Julie, with Her Nanny), and Mary Cassatt (At the Theater)
Additional Topics: Salon des Refusés, Hierarchy of Painting, Venus, Male Gaze, the Louvre, John Berger (Ways of Seeing), Émil Zola, Japanese Prints, Plein Air Painting, Louis Leroy, and Linda Nochlin (“Why are There no Great Women Artists”), and Ugly Renaissance Babies
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