2. CLAUDE MONET founder of f French impressionist painting most famous painting “ Sunrise ” Monet rejected the traditional approach to landscape painting and instead of copying old masters he had been learning from his friends and the nature itself.

3. IMPRESSIONISM The most conspicuous characteristic of Impressionism was an attempt to accurately and objectively record visual reality in terms of transient effects of light and color

4. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Edgar Degas Painted the “Absinthe Drinker” (L’Absinthe) Year: 1876

5. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Edouard Manet Painted the The Floor Scrapers (Les raboteurs de parquet) by Gustave Caillebotte Year: 1875

6. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Camille Pissarro Painted the Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather Camille Pissarro Year: 1896

7. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Pierre-Auguste Renoir Painted the Dance at Le moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette) Year: 1876

8. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Gustave Caillebotte Painted the Paris Street; Rainy Day Year: 1877

9. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Painted the Starry Night Vincent van Gogh

10. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Paul Cézanne Painted the Compo tier Glass And Apples Aka Still Life With Compo tier

11. FAMOUS IMPRESSIONIST Mary Cassatt Painted the Girl Arranging her Hair