No artists have captured the carefree nature of the summertime quite like the Impressionists.
to illustrate this artistic interest, we’ve put together a selection of our favorite seasonal Impressionist paintings.
Dive into this selection of summery Impressionist paintings.
However, most of the movement’s pioneers were producing works in the Impressionist style years prior.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir immortalized this phenomenon inThe Luncheon of the Boating Party, one of his most celebrated paintings.
You could find me any time at Fournaises, he wrote.
ClaudeMonet, “Bain à la Grenouillère” 1869 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
There, I was fortunate enough to find as many splendid creatures as I could possibly desire to paint.
Caillebotte, a member of the prestigious Sailing Club of Paris, enjoyed boating.
His interest in the sport is particularly apparent in his works from 1877 and 1878.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “The Luncheon of the Boating Party,” 1880-1881 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Like much of her work, this piece features a mother and child as its primary subjects.
Renoir is particularly trying to catch the effects of sunlight dappled by the foliage, theMusee d’Orsay explains.
This unique composition epitomizes the Impressionist’s ability to celebrate summer in all its formswhether experienceden plein airor otherwise.
Gustave Caillebotte, “Canoe on the Yerres River,” 1878 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Mary Cassatt, “The Boating Party,” 1893-1894 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Claude Monet , “Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son,” 1875 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Claude Monet, “Cliff Walk at Pourville,” 1882 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “The Swing,” 1876 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “The Ball at the moulin de la Galette,” 1876 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Gustave Caillebotte, “Man on a Balcony, Boulevard Haussmann,” 1880 (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
