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A History of Impressionism

Linda Paver, Neighbor

Art historian Beth S. Gersh-Nesic will present an introduction to the
Impressionism movement which begins with the Realist precursors Gustave Courbet
and Édouard Manet and highlights the principal members: Claude Monet,
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Alfred
Sisley and Gustave Caillebotte.  Slides
of the art will enhance the program.  Ms.
Gersh-Nesic is the director of the New
York Arts Exchange, an arts education
service, and she teaches art history at Purchase College and Mercy
College.  Her essays on Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism are
available at http://arthistory/about.com and www.smarthistory.khanacademy.org.  The Renard Active
Retirement Lecture Series welcomes the entire community.  The fee is $5 per person.  For more information, please call Linda,
914.366.7898 x146.





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