The Impressionists and Post Impressionists
Edouard Manet 1832-1883
 Transitioned from Realism to Impressionism
 Best known for Luncheon on the Grass
Claude Monet 1840-1926
 Founder of French Impressionism
 Best known for Impression, Sunrise; Water Lilies, Haystacks
Pierre-August Renoir 1841-1919
 Often considered the leading painter in the development of French Impressionism
 Best known for Luncheon of the Boating Party
Berthe Morisot 1841-1895
 Close friend of Manet, she later married his brother
 Best known for The Cradle
Mary Cassatt 1844-1926
 American painter and Impressionist; friend of Degas
 Best known for The Child’s Bath, mother/child series, The Boating Party
Georges Seurat 1840-1926
 French Post-Impressionist; Neo-Impressionist; Modern Art; Pointillism
 Best known for Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte; Bathers at Asnieres
Paul Cezanne 1840-1926
 French Post-Impressionist; opened the way to Cubism
 Best known for The Cardplayers; Skull With Fruit
Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890
 Dutch Post-Impressionist; suffered from anxiety and mental illness; died virtually unknown
 Best known for Sunflowers, Starry Night, The Night Café, self portraits
Edgar Degas 1834-1917
 One of the founders of French Impressionism but referred to himself as a Realist
 Best known for his ballet dancers, A Cotton Office in New Orleans, At the Races
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec 1864-1901
 French Post-Impressionist; known for his short stature and bohemian lifestyle
 Best known for The Medical Inspection, Self Portrait in the Crowd, In Bed, Alone
Paul Gauguin 1848-1903
 French Post-Impressionist; opened the way to Symbolism and Primitivism
 Best known for The Spirit of the Dead Watching, Jacob Wrestling the Angel