Art History Lesson: Impressionists you’ve never heard of, Part 1
If you’ve taken any kind of art class, whether it be studio art when you were 12 years old or “Art Appreciation 101” in university, you’ve definitely, without a doubt, heard of the French Impressionists. I don’t even want to know how many times I’ve sat through lessons about how urbanisation, industrialisation, photography, leisure time, democratization of society, Orientalism, and of course, a desire to break the traditional rules of Fine Art all came together to create probably the most widely-known art movement of all time. Don’t get me wrong, I adore this kind of art; In fact, these are my favorite types of paintings to see in museums and galleries; Musée D’orsay will always be my favorite. However, sometimes it’s nice to learn something new, to see a fresh side of an otherwise over-exhausted subject.