The artist, Gustave Caillebotte, uses the 19th century style Impressionism to paint the artwork called “Angling” in 1878. In the past, artist tried to have a realistic appearance in the picture but Impressionism is moving on from that. When the Impressionist painted, they used a feathery stroke that contained bold colors to make it look realistic from afar but they could not see the main object close up creating the “Circle of Confusion.” In the artwork, Caillebotte uses lighter and darker colors for the different shades of the artwork. The different shades of color in the picture creates a sense of calmness.
When painting the image of the man fishing by the stream with the woman watching him, Caillebotte used smooth lightweight strokes and