The highlight of our last day (May 25) in Paris was a visit to the D’orsay Museum which houses the Impressionism and post impressionist paintings. I think in some ways it is fitting the Impressionists have a museum to themselves because they had such a time getting any recognition from the established art world in France in the 19th century called the Salon. The term Impressionist comes from a critic, Louis Leroy, who disdained a work by Claude Monet suggesting it was only an impression of a painting. I don’t pretend to be an expert on Impressionism at all, but do note the impressionists intentionally sought to paint “real” subjects and loved to paint outside in particular which was unusual at the time. They employed a new brighter color palette and focused on changing light patterns during the day. They also used a broader brush stroke that could be easily detected.
I love impressionist painting and the Orsay Museum has the finest collection I have ever seen. It was amazing. Terry asked us to take lots of pictures, so here are some of my favorites.
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| Renoir |
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| Cézanne |
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| Renoir |
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| Monet |
Signac
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
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