The Swing by Pierre RenoirThe Impressionist movement began when Claude Monet and other artists held an exhibition in Paris in 1874. People like Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre Renoir, Camille Pissaro created their most important work between approximately 1870 to 1910. Critics gave the exhibition the worst possible reviews. “Critics viewed Impressionist paintings as an insult to viewers, as they were expected to accept the seemingly unfinished art as a 'real' painting. » The name is taken from Monet's Impression, Sunrise. “The artists took this name after a critic mockingly used it to describe all the works on display.” Critics said the paintings were “evidence of shoddy work” (World Book). Pierre Renoir's The Swing exhibits many of the characteristics of a painting made during the Impressionist movement. During the Impressionist period, painters did not care about showing emotions on the characters represented in the painting. The impressionist also tried to capture a moment by painting something he saw at a glance rather than thinking about what he knew or how he felt about the situation. For example, this painting captures a moment by showing a woman standing on the swing, a baby looking at a man, and two men chatting with the lady in an outdoor setting. The impressionist liked to work outdoors, in natural light, and paint quickly rather than in a studio trying to develop what he painted. They were influenced by the scientific study of color and light at that time. This painting shows how light reflects off people standing partly in the shade and partly in the sun..