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'''Impressionism''' was an [[art]]istic movement of the late nineteenth century that began in [[Paris]]. The term was coined by French critic Louis Leroy in 1874. <ref> Atkins, Robert, ''ARTSPOKE: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, 1848-1944'', Abbeville Press, New York, 1993 </ref> It is characterized by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. Impressionist painters attempted to accurately and objectively record visual reality in terms of transient effects of light and color. <ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/</ref> If you were to look closely at an impressionistic [[painting]] it would look more like thousands of random brush strokes all across the canvas. But once one steps back all the strokes come together and make a cohesive piece of art. The most famous impressionist artists were [[Claude Monet]], [[Edouard Manet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], [[Paul Cezanne]], [[Edgar Degas]], [[Camille Pissarro]], and [[Armand Guillaumin]]. Other famous impressionists included: [[Berthe Morisot]], [[Childe Hassam]], [[Mary Cassatt]], and [[Joaquin Clausell]]. This new style also spread to [[music]] and literature. | '''Impressionism''' was an [[art]]istic movement of the late nineteenth century that began in [[Paris]]. The term was coined by French critic Louis Leroy in 1874. <ref> Atkins, Robert, ''ARTSPOKE: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, 1848-1944'', Abbeville Press, New York, 1993 </ref> It is characterized by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. Impressionist painters attempted to accurately and objectively record visual reality in terms of transient effects of light and color. <ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/</ref> If you were to look closely at an impressionistic [[painting]] it would look more like thousands of random brush strokes all across the canvas. But once one steps back all the strokes come together and make a cohesive piece of art. The most famous impressionist artists were [[Claude Monet]], [[Edouard Manet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], [[Paul Cezanne]], [[Edgar Degas]], [[Camille Pissarro]], and [[Armand Guillaumin]]. Other famous impressionists included: [[Berthe Morisot]], [[Childe Hassam]], [[Mary Cassatt]], and [[Joaquin Clausell]]. This new style also spread to [[music]] and literature. | ||
[[Image:Hassam Snowstorm Madison Square.jpg|400px|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Snowstorm, Madison Square by [[Childe Hassam]], c. 1890. | [[Image:Hassam Snowstorm Madison Square.jpg|400px|left]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Snowstorm, Madison Square by [[Childe Hassam]], c. 1890. | ||
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Impressionism was an artistic movement of the late nineteenth century that began in Paris. The term was coined by French critic Louis Leroy in 1874. [1] It is characterized by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. Impressionist painters attempted to accurately and objectively record visual reality in terms of transient effects of light and color. [2] If you were to look closely at an impressionistic painting it would look more like thousands of random brush strokes all across the canvas. But once one steps back all the strokes come together and make a cohesive piece of art. The most famous impressionist artists were Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, and Armand Guillaumin. Other famous impressionists included: Berthe Morisot, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, and Joaquin Clausell. This new style also spread to music and literature.
Snowstorm, Madison Square by Childe Hassam, c. 1890.
Notes
- ↑ Atkins, Robert, ARTSPOKE: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, 1848-1944, Abbeville Press, New York, 1993
- ↑ http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impressionism/
See also
