Discover how scenes of everyday life and subtle color touches shocked the art community. In this TASCHEN introduction to Impressionist art, we explore the artists, subjects, and techniques that took the canvas out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the fleeting flow of modern life. As we roam through the theaters, bars, and parks of Paris and beyond, we follow the movement's radical innovations in style and subject, from the beginnings of outdoor painting to the rapid, broken brushstroke that allowed the Impressionists to emphasize spontaneity, movement, and the changing qualities of light. We closely examine their unusual new perspectives and fresh palette of clean, raw colors, including many vibrant bright shades that offered a new level of chromatic intensity to the canvas. Along the way, we recognize the greats of Impressionism, such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro, as well as many related artists who deserve more careful attention, such as Marie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso, and Fritz von Uhde.