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[[Image:Monet Impressionsunrise.jpg|right|thumb|Impression, Sunrise by Monet, Impressionism starting painting.]]

[[Image:Monet Impressionsunrise.jpg|right|thumb|Impression, Sunrise by Monet, Impressionism starting painting.]]

'''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> In total, between 1874 and 1882, the Impressionists staged seven exhibitions, all in Paris. [http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/impressionism.htm]

'''Impressionism''' was an [[art]]istic movement of the late nineteenth century that began in [[Paris]]. The term 'Impressionist' was first used as an insult in response to an exhibition of new paintings in Paris in 1874. A diverse group of painters, rejected by the art establishment, defiantly set up their own exhibition. [http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/learn-about-art/guide-to-impressionism/guide-to-impressionism] 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> In total, between 1874 and 1882, the Impressionists staged seven exhibitions, all in Paris. [http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/impressionism.htm]

Impressionism 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. It was mainly an outdoor painting specialized in [[landscape]]s and [[genre]] scenes, but [[Portrait]] art and [[Still Life Painting|still-life]]s were also painted.  

Impressionism 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. It was mainly an outdoor painting specialized in [[landscape]]s and [[genre]] scenes, but [[Portrait]] art and [[Still Life Painting|still-life]]s were also painted.  

The most famous impressionist artists were [[Claude Monet]], [[Edouard Manet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], [[Paul Cezanne]], [[Edgar Degas]], [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Alfred Sisley]], [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]] 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.

The most famous impressionist artists were [[Claude Monet]], [[Edouard Manet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], [[Paul Cezanne]], [[Edgar Degas]], [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Alfred Sisley]], [[Jean-Frédéric Bazille]] 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.