Impressions of Impressionists

Some of the most amazing painters in history were the impressionists. They were the first ones to change the way people expected paintings to be done. With photographs capturing every shape, detail and expression, these artists moved more toward the feeling that one would get from a painting rather than simply just how realistic the painting could be.

I was lucky enough to see an impressionist exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco last fall by some of my favorite painters. And what better way to see how they worked than to see their self-portraits done in their emotional and colorful style.

Mary Cassatt

Paul Cezanne

Edgar Degas

Edouard Manet

Claude Monet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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PS! - Is it just me, or does Claude Monet sort of look like a super beardy Brad Pitt in this self-portrait??