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Most Impressionists were born in the bourgeoisie class, and this was the world they painted. For subject matter, Impressionists looked to (36) people at work and play. They are interested in the (37) such as the steam engine, streetlights, camera and ready-made fashions. They painted people hurrying through busy streets and enjoying their (38) time on the in concerts and parks. It was not just city bustle that (39) the Impressionists, though. Country (40) appealed to them, too. Railroads gave people a new (41) , and they could hop on a train and be in the countryside in an hour. (42) escaped the crowded city to the suburbs around Paris. The Seine River and parks provided (43) for weekend picnickers, swimmers, and boat parties, which the Impressionists recorded. One key to Impressionism’s popularity is that the artist often put the viewer in the position of someone on holiday enjoying a beautiful scene. (44) a real landscape. The home offered other real-life subjects. Since it was unacceptable for women painters to set up an easel (画架) in public places, (45) The garden was central to late 19th-century life. Impressionist landscapes often contained people. (46) It is as if the artist and we, the viewers, are watching a private, contemplative moment.