AH 316 - Impressionism

(3.00 cr.)

Throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, artists such as Courbet, Manet, and Monet struggled to free themselves from older art forms in an effort to become "modern," to capture the life and spirit of their own times. Investigates the artistic transformation that occurred in an era of rapid social change as artists struggled with new avenues for marketing their works (through dealers and galleries), mined new urban spaces and newly created suburbs, and combed the diminishing countryside for their images.

Sessions Typically Offered: Fall/Spring
Years Typically Offered: Odd Years

Interdisciplinary Studies: IG