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Western Art

Impressionism

1870–1900

Claude Monet

Water Lilies series , 1890

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Luncheon of the Boating Party , 1880

Edgar Degas

L'Absinthe , 1876

Berthe Morisot

Woman at Her Toilette , 1875

Giverny, France. Active 1840–1926.

Paris, France. Active 1841–1919.

Paris, France. Active 1834–1917.

Paris, France. Active 1841–1895.

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Water Lilies series by Claude Monet — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Public domain Wikimedia Commons

L'Absinthe by Edgar Degas — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Woman at Her Toilette by Berthe Morisot — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

World Art Timeline surveys 4 traditions, 26 major periods and 95 sub‑periods from 3500 BCE–Present, with 202 figures. Summaries are paraphrased from Wikipedia, not reproduced verbatim.

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