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The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Three
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If you missed them – here are PARTS ONE and TWO Edgar Degas had never concerned himself with earning a living from his art because he had family money and sold his works as it suited him. But all that changed in 1878 when his father died. After the estate was finally settled […]
13Jun2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 16 comments | Continued
The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two
The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two Author’s Note: If you missed Part One of the Impressionist story – IT’S HERE. Renoir had been inspired by Claude Monet since the day they first met in 1862.With this renewed motivation, Renoir seemed to push himself to take more chances, work harder and never give up. […]
12May2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 0 comments | Continued
The Birth (And Death)of Impressionism – Part One
Early in the 1860s a few young artists began to paint modern life as they saw .They had quietly rejected the idea that art was to tell stories of religious mythology or history. They were not interested in the past. Contrary to popular belief, Impressionism is not a style but an attitude toward the […]
14Apr2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 0 comments | Continued