Impressionism: The Masters of Painting and Their Global Expansion

Among the main exponents of Impressionism, we can mention:

Oscar Claude Monet - Born in Paris (France) on November 14, 1840, and died in Giverny (France) on December 5, 1926.

He is the most famous among the Impressionist painters.

The term 'Impressionism' arose from one of Monet's first paintings, 'Impression, Sunrise'.

Different from the other partners in the movement.

Monet remained faithful to Impressionism until the end of his life.

Pierre Auguste Renoir - Born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges (France) and died on December 3, 1919, in Cagnes-sur-Mer (France).

Known for his intense color, he showed the daily life of cities, preferring common events of his time.

Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro - Born on July 10, 1830, in Denmark and died on November 13, 1903, in Paris (France).

Co-founder of Impressionism, and the only one to participate in the eight group exhibitions.

Edgar Hilaire Germain Degass - Born on July 19, 1834, in Paris (France) and died on September 27, 1917, in the same city.

He was a French painter, engraver, sculptor, and photographer.

He is known above all for his particular vision of the world of ballet, knowing how to capture the most beautiful settings of the ballerinas in motion.

Édouard Manet - Born on January 23, 1832, and died on April 30, 1883, in Paris (France).

Considered one of the most important representatives of French Impressionism, although many of his works have strong characteristics of realism.

Alfred Sisley - Born on October 30, 1839, in Paris (France) and died on January 29, 1899, in Moret-sur-Loing. Sisley was one of the most representative landscape painters of the movement. His first paintings revealed a certain influence from the work of, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot.

Berthe Morisot - Born on January 14, 1841, in Bourges (France) and died on March 2, 1895, in Paris (France).

The work of this artist represents an affirmative reflection of Manet's work, although with longer and softer brushstrokes, with a tendency to verticalization, in an attempt to organize the composition.

Frédéric Bazille (Jean-Frédéric Bazille) - Born on December 6, 1841, in Montpellier, France and died on November 28, 1870, in Beaune-la-Rolande, painter who, as a friend, benefactor, and colleague of the Impressionists, played an important role during the formation years of the movement.

As a painter, he combined a certain naivety with a delicate sense of nature and a refined sense of color.

His landscape figures are strangely immobile and have a sculptural and rigid quality.

Joaquín Sorolla (Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida - 1863- 1923) was a famous Spanish painter known for his beautiful paintings that portrayed everyday life, landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes.

During his life, Sorolla was very successful and won several international awards and recognition.

He is considered one of the most important Spanish artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He was born on February 27, 1863, in the city of Valencia, Spain and died on August 10, 1923, in Spain.

IMPRESSIONISMO NAS AMÉRICAS

Eliseo d'Angelo Visconti - Born on July 30, 1866, in Italy and died on October 15, 1944, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) was a painter, draftsman, and designer of Italian-Brazilian origin. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian artists of the period and the most expressive representative of Impressionist painting in Brazil.

John Leslie Breck ( 1859 - 1899) - His father was a naval officer, John was born during a maritime journey from Hong Kong to the United States when his family was returning to the United States.

He grew up and lived in Massachusetts.

He was one of the first Americans to make Impressionist paintings.

He was also one of the first artists to travel to Europe in 1887, at the heart of Impressionism.

During his stay in Giverny, he became friends with Claude Monet and they painted together some scenes of the place.

His pioneering style, revealed in his color, earned him the title of 'the father of American Impressionism'.

He died at the age of 39 due to gas poisoning. He is buried in the Forest Hills cemetery in Boston.

Mary Cassatt (1843-1926) - Born in Allegheny. Her childhood was divided between the United States, France, and Germany.

From a wealthy family, she received a refined education.

Still a teenager, she enrolled in the Academy of Art of Pennsylvania.

At 23, she moved to Paris in search of improvement.

She trained with Charles Chaplin, Thomas Couture, and Gerone.

She decided to settle definitively in Paris, where she became acquainted with Degas and was advised by him to exhibit.

She joined the Impressionism.

She studied and deepened her knowledge of drawing and painting.

She incorporated into the group of Impressionists in France alongside Monet, Renoir, and Degas.

Her main theme was the relationship between mother and daughter.

She was the introducer of Impressionism in the United States.

Lidia seated in the Garden with a dog. Mary Cassatt. 1880

To understand the rest of this journey, continue to our next article: Impressionism: The Symphony of Forms and Sounds in Sculpture and Music.