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Impressionism was an art movement of the late 19th 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 artist was Claude Monet. Other famous impressionists included: Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Childe Hassam and Mary Cassatt. 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/
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