My painting

Hi girls!!
Well, after looking for a painting that shows, in my view, one aspect of scientific development for some time, I've chosen this one, 'Sunset at Ivry' (originally 'Soleil couchant à Ivry', 1873) by the French Impressionist artist Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927).
This work of art shows, as you can see, how wisps of smoke from factory chimneys spoil the magnificent view of an orange sunset in a beautiful rural landscape in France. I think not only the scenery is breathtaking but also the combination of colours is. I personally admire human beings who are capable of producing such great masterpieces.
I've been exploring a bit and I found out that this painter was contemporary with Cézanne and Pissaro, two other famous French Impressionistic painters, and with the latter he remained a close friend during the rest of his life. Precisely, both artists were particularly interested in showing in their painting both their love for landscapes and the negative effect caused by industrialization on them. Throughout their work together, Guillaumin developed his art of landscape painting.
As you may probably know, and as we studied in Literature III, Impressionists went out of their workshops to paint in the open air and this was mainly to take profit from the unique effects of natural light. This study of light effects is what is called Impressionism, as a painting consequently becomes an impression of one moment felt by the artist in front of nature. Beautiful...isn't it?
I hope you liked my choice and also that you've learnt a bit more about this artistic movement!