J.M.W. Turner is cited as a stylistic antecedent for the Impressionists, but both also depict scenes of the Industrial Revolution. Turner shows the dramatic power of the engine in Rain, Steam, and Speed, while Monet paints the Saint-Lazare train station in an early series. The new role of steam is represented in Turner’s Fighting Temeraire; Monet’s Impression: Sunrise is an image of the industrial harbor at Le Havre with smokestacks. Other Impressionist subjects shown will include the changing Seine riverbank by Guillaume and majestic bridges by Caillebotte (city) and Sisley (country). 

Instructor: Kathryn McClintock has a master’s degree in art history from Penn State and has taught the introduction to art course through Outreach for more than 20 years.