Explain how Monet’s La Gare Saint-Lazare demonstrates the characteristics of Impressionism.
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1. Monet’s La Gare Saint-Lazare depicts trains in a railroad station, which corresponds to the focus on contemporary life in Impressionist painting.
2. Like other Impressionist works, Monet’s painting was done from direct observation and focuses on the effects of light and color.
3. Rather than focusing on human figures, Monet’s composition emphasizes the play of light amid the steam of the locomotives.
4. Monet’s painting also recreates the form and color of the clouds as seen through the glass and cast-iron roof.
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