This lecture wrapped up impressionism with the work of Degas and discussing how his work illustrated new approaches to composition influenced by the photographic image.

Edgar Degas, "The Tub" 1886

We then briefly looked at some of the artistic trends in 19th-century America (and how they differed from what was going on in European art) by discussing the work of William Harnett, the Hudson River School, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins , and Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Thomas Cole, "The Oxbow" 1836

Then we began our discussion of the four main artists who make up what is called post-impressionism by looking first at the work of Georges Seurat and his work that combines the influence of impressionism with a more scientific approach of how color is seen by the human eye.

Georges Seurat, "La Grande Jatte" 1884-6

Next lecture we will continue our discussions of the post-impressionists.

Viewings:

• Slides from Lecture 04

Readings:

• Chapter 2: Realism; Impressionism; and Early Photography
• Chapter 3: Post-impressionism