Impressionism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism
Many of the great French Impressionists flourished in my home region of Normandie, France in the late 19th century. My home town of Ste. Adresse is "Monet Country". These are a few of my favorites:
Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
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Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973)
It was a treat seeing Picasso's Guernica and all the accompanying studies at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, Spain. Here are a couple more of my favorites:

