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Impressionism was developed in the late 19th century in France as a reaction to the formalism and sentimentality prevalent in much of the art in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Impressionist painters sought to capture a specific moment in time that would seemingly disappear in the blink of an eye. This moment in time symbolizes the theory that nothing is permanent and everything must change. Susan Comforting the Baby (1881) by Mary Cassatt and The Orange Trees (1878) by Gustave Caillebotte are two Impressionist paintings, which display many of the aspects Impressionists exhibited in their paintings. Impressionists were very fascinated with the effects of light on objects and less concerned with exact depiction of form. Impressionist painters also preferred to use the primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. They also used their complementary: purple, green, and orange. The artists achieved their cohesiveness of colors by placing brush strokes of them side by side producing a blended image at a distance. Both of these paintings demonstrate these styles used by impressionist painters. In their paintings both Cassatt and Caillebotte provide similar subjects to produce a simple and familiar scene for the audience. In The