_July 17 – Impressionism: Light and the Moment
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Introduction
*Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
Early Impressionism
*Gérôme, Chariot Race, 1876
Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1863
*Boudin, Approaching Storm, 1864
*Monet, Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Renoir, Monet Working in his Garden, 1873
*Monet, On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 1868
Boulevard des Capucines, 1873
Impression: Sunrise, 1872
Renoir, The Loge, 1874
Realism
Courbet, The Stone Breakers, 1849–50
*Millet, Peasants Bringing Home Calf Born in Fields, 1864
Courbet, Young Ladies on Banks of Seine, 1856–7
*Bonvin, The Maid, ca. 1875
*Fantin-Latour, Edouard Manet, 1867
Manet, La Parisienne, ca. 1875
Impressionist Themes
Muraton, Faith in the Future, 1872, print
*Renoir, Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, 1875
The Swing, 1876
Caillebotte, Pont de l’Europe, 1876
Bazille, Family Reunion, 1866
*Degas, The Millinery Shop, 1884-90
Cassatt, In the Loge, 1879
Monet, Luncheon on the Grass, small sketch, 1865-66
Fragments, Luncheon on the Grass, 1865-66
Women in the Garden, 1866
Camille, 1866
Bazille, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1867
Manet, Rest, ca. 1871
*cf., Morisot, Woman at her Toilette, 1875-80
cf., Summer Dress for Young Girl, ca. 1860
cf., Tissot, July: Specimen of a Portrait, ca. 1878
Gervex, Rolla, 1878
*cf., Bouguereau, The Bathers, 1884
Sources of Impressionism
Cassatt, Woman with Pearl Necklace in Loge, 1879
cf., Godey Ladies Book, 1860
cf., “Women in Loges,” from La Mode illustrée, 1879
Cézanne, The Promenade, 1871
cf., Fashion Plate, “Toilette by Mme Fladry,” La Mode Illustrée, 1871
Kuniyoshi, Recovering Stolen Jewel from Palace of Dragon King, 1853, woodblock print
Manet, Emile Zola, 1868
Woman with Fans (Nina de Callias), 1873
cf., Harunobu, Evening Bell, 1765, woodblock print
Cassatt, The Bath, 1891, drypoint, acquatint & etching
cf., Utamaro, Women Shaving Head of Boy
*Child’s Bath, 1893
International Impressionism
Stevens, One Calls It Begging (The Soldiers of Vincennes), 1855
*Hesitation, ca. 1867
Eva Gonzalès at the Piano, 1879
cf., Hermans, At Dawn, 1875
Lega, The Trellis (The Pergola), 1868
cf., Fra Angelico, Annunciation, ca. 1445
Boldini, Woman with Parasol, 1872
cf., Monet, Study of Figure Outdoors, 1886
Zorn, Midsummer Dance, 1897
*Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893
Fin-de-Siècle
*Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884, 1884-86
cf., Procession (detail), Parthenon, frieze, ca. 438-432 B.C.
*Renoir, Large Bathers (study), chalk, conté, wash, 1884-5
Large Bathers, 1884-87
Morisot, On the Balcony, 1872
*Gauguin, The Women of Arles, 1888
*Denis, Easter Mystery, 1891
Additional Resources:
General References
References for “Impressionism: Light and the Moment”
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the museum's Collections page. To create, save, and share your own collection of selected artworks using My Collections, a free online feature, please visit the About My Collections page.
Introduction
*Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877
Early Impressionism
*Gérôme, Chariot Race, 1876
Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1863
*Boudin, Approaching Storm, 1864
*Monet, Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Renoir, Monet Working in his Garden, 1873
*Monet, On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 1868
Boulevard des Capucines, 1873
Impression: Sunrise, 1872
Renoir, The Loge, 1874
Realism
Courbet, The Stone Breakers, 1849–50
*Millet, Peasants Bringing Home Calf Born in Fields, 1864
Courbet, Young Ladies on Banks of Seine, 1856–7
*Bonvin, The Maid, ca. 1875
*Fantin-Latour, Edouard Manet, 1867
Manet, La Parisienne, ca. 1875
Impressionist Themes
Muraton, Faith in the Future, 1872, print
*Renoir, Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, 1875
The Swing, 1876
Caillebotte, Pont de l’Europe, 1876
Bazille, Family Reunion, 1866
*Degas, The Millinery Shop, 1884-90
Cassatt, In the Loge, 1879
Monet, Luncheon on the Grass, small sketch, 1865-66
Fragments, Luncheon on the Grass, 1865-66
Women in the Garden, 1866
Camille, 1866
Bazille, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1867
Manet, Rest, ca. 1871
*cf., Morisot, Woman at her Toilette, 1875-80
cf., Summer Dress for Young Girl, ca. 1860
cf., Tissot, July: Specimen of a Portrait, ca. 1878
Gervex, Rolla, 1878
*cf., Bouguereau, The Bathers, 1884
Sources of Impressionism
Cassatt, Woman with Pearl Necklace in Loge, 1879
cf., Godey Ladies Book, 1860
cf., “Women in Loges,” from La Mode illustrée, 1879
Cézanne, The Promenade, 1871
cf., Fashion Plate, “Toilette by Mme Fladry,” La Mode Illustrée, 1871
Kuniyoshi, Recovering Stolen Jewel from Palace of Dragon King, 1853, woodblock print
Manet, Emile Zola, 1868
Woman with Fans (Nina de Callias), 1873
cf., Harunobu, Evening Bell, 1765, woodblock print
Cassatt, The Bath, 1891, drypoint, acquatint & etching
cf., Utamaro, Women Shaving Head of Boy
*Child’s Bath, 1893
International Impressionism
Stevens, One Calls It Begging (The Soldiers of Vincennes), 1855
*Hesitation, ca. 1867
Eva Gonzalès at the Piano, 1879
cf., Hermans, At Dawn, 1875
Lega, The Trellis (The Pergola), 1868
cf., Fra Angelico, Annunciation, ca. 1445
Boldini, Woman with Parasol, 1872
cf., Monet, Study of Figure Outdoors, 1886
Zorn, Midsummer Dance, 1897
*Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893
Fin-de-Siècle
*Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884, 1884-86
cf., Procession (detail), Parthenon, frieze, ca. 438-432 B.C.
*Renoir, Large Bathers (study), chalk, conté, wash, 1884-5
Large Bathers, 1884-87
Morisot, On the Balcony, 1872
*Gauguin, The Women of Arles, 1888
*Denis, Easter Mystery, 1891
Additional Resources:
General References
- Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism, Fashion & Modernity, catalog edited by Gloria Groom, Chicago, 2012
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Age of French Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, Gloria Groom & Douglas Druick, Chicago, 2010
- Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2000
- Art Access: Impressionist & Post-Impressionist Art
- Seurat & the Making of La Grande Jatte
- French Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago (app)
References for “Impressionism: Light and the Moment”
- Art Institute of Chicago, Gustave Caillebotte, Urban Impressionist, catalog by Anne Distel. et al., Paris, 1995
- Art Institute of Chicago, Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, Colin B. Bailey, Chicago, 1997
- Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Cassatt, Modern Woman, Judith A. Barter, et al., Chicago, 1998
- Art Institute of Chicago, Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte," catalog by Robert L. Herbert, et al., Chicago 2004
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Origins of Impressionism, catalog by Gary Tinterow et al., New York, 1994
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, The New Painting: Impressionism, 1874-1886, catalogue by Charles S. Moffett et al., San Francisco, 1986
- Paul Hayes Tucker, Claude Monet: Life and Art, New Haven, 1995