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1. Water Lilies - Monet

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It's hard to say the Water Lilies is my favorite impressionist painting because it is in fact a collection of eight huge paintings that stand floor to ceiling. They hang in a dedicated room in the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. When you see pictures of it online and in books etc, you're only seeing small sections.

2. Woman at the Garden - Renoir

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Along with Monet, Sisley and Bazille, Renoir was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement. He generally liked to include at least one person in his paintings.

3. Lilacs in a Glass - Manet

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With just small brush strokes and masterly use of color, a bouquet is created.

4. The Bathing Beauty - Cucuel

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Cucuel was an American impressionist who lived and worked in Germany.

5. Dance in the City - Renoir

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The fluid movement of the dance captured beautifully.

6. Dancers in Blue - Degas

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Degas' favorite subject was ballerinas. He painted and sculpted them.

7. The Umbrellas - Renoir

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I saw this at an exhibition which had x-rays that showed the various large scale alterations Renoir made before settling on his final arrangement of people. His original attempt was quite different.

8. Canal in Venice - Martin

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I'm not very familiar with his work but I'm going to find out more!

9. The Stroll – Monet

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What a magnificent impression created with so few colors.

10. Catching Neptune - Manet

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I'm such a water baby and this appeals to me so much.

11. The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning - Pissarro

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Pissarro is considered the "Dean of Impressionist Painting" for the way he held the group together.

12. Girl with a Sailboat - Tarbell

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Tarbell was one of the infamous Ten American Painters

13. The Swing -Renoir

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The way Renoir has captured shadows and light is amazing.

14. Morning News - Turner

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American Helen M. Turner's paintings had four themes: interiors, women in nature, portraits of women, and landscapes.

15. On the Balcony - Morisot

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Frenchwoman Morisot was described as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.

16. View of the Old Port, Saint-Tropez - Bonnard

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So evocative of a Mediterranean scene.

17. The Garden at Giverny - Monet

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If you're ever in France visit Monet's garden at Giverny.

18. Pont Neuf -Pissarro

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The Impressionists brought very familiar sights to life in a
new way.

19. The Yellow Parasol - Cucuel

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I just adore Cucuel's women.

20. Rouen Cathedral- Monet

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Monet painted the facade of Rouen Cathedral more than 30 times. Each time it was a different composition of light and shade, inspired by different periods of the day.

21. The Room of Flowers - Hassam

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The use of strong and bold colors makes this stand out among other impressionist paintings.

22. Loch Ard Gorge - Streeton

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Streeton was a leading member of the Heidelberg School, aka Australian Impressionism

23. Lilacs in a Window - Cassatt

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American Mary Stevenson Cassatt often painted images of the social and private lives of women, particularly focusing on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. But she did just pretty pictures of flowers too!

24. Along the Road - Homer

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Winslow Homer is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

25. Blossom at Dennemont - Conder

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Many impressionist paintings rely on subtle and delicate strokes and colors.

26. Snow at Louveciennes - Sisley

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English artist Alfred Sisley focused on landscapes and figures were only incidental to the scene.

27. Garden Path in Louveciennes -Sisley

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And like Monet, Sisley believed in the importance of presenting the same landscape/subject through the seasons and different times of day.

28. Deauville Pier - Boudin

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I really enjoy the impressionist paintings that make you
work a little to discern all the components in a scene.

29. The Watering Place - Robinson

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Theodore Robinson was one of the first American Impressionists. He was inspired by a visit to Monet's garden at Giverny.

There are some magnificent Impressionist paintings. I enjoy them all but love Monet's Water Lilies most. What your art passion?