Depiction Luncheon on the Grass, Oil on canvas, 1863. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872, Vincent van Gogh, The Night Café, Oil on canvas, 1888.

Discussion of Three Separate Works A. 1. Edouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, Oil on canvas, 1863. 2. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872, 3. Vincent van Gogh, The Night Café, Oil on canvas, 1888. B. Discuss the characteristics of the style of each work 1. Manet's style is consistent with the techniques of the Realist painter. His use of light and dark is reminiscent of the baroque period - as the almost harshly lit people in the foreground are …

…and Monet in his new impressionistic technique. These artists were on their own. If they were not accepted by a salon, or hung in a gallery, they might not even have money for food. Rather than being simply craftsmen, artists now were creative individuals, often not recognized for their talents until after their deaths - Monet being the only one living long enough to reap any of the benefits of being a well known artist.