What is Impressionism? Art Movements & Styles

[Music] impressionist paintings are among the most loved and celebrated artworks of all time but what is Impressionism and who were the great impressionist artists Impressionism is perhaps one of the most identifiable and famous art movements of history often referred to as the first modern movement it was born in April 1874 when a group of young artists defied the official Paris salon by setting up their own independent exhibition including works by Claude Monet Pierre Auguste Renoir Camille Pissarro Edgar Degas and Bert Morrison it became known as the first impressionist exhibition the impressionist work was characterized by

loosened brushwork and lightened palettes including pure entails colors the abandoned traditional linear perspective and often avoided the clarity of form for this reason many critics faulted impressionist paintings for their unfinished appearance and seemingly amateurish quality collectively the Impressionists sought to capture the impression of a scene through lively brushstrokes and they often worked on plein air producing works of art rapidly in a single setting rejecting the salons preference for historical or allegorical subjects they created instead what Monique owned is spontaneous work rather than a calculated one in the 1870s many of the impressionist painters were predominantly

attracted to landscape searching for ways to capture the fruiting effects of light weather and time of day on canvas by the 1880s artists with beyond landscapes Renoir turned towards finger-painting Monique Anne centered visual perspective in a more abstract way through see reality and repetition and Digger pursuit female figures yet each retained the distinctive rapid brushstrokes fresh colors and sense of internal light unique to impression as much like the French realists changing per se in life and the reality of the modern city was a recurring theme for many Impressionists who painted cafe scenes will we prodigies

and busy boulevards although the group was dominated by man several female artists also rose to prominence including motor sue and kiss act when the first impressionist exhibition was held in 1874 burke Moroso joined the group and agreed never again to send work to the salon motor soul was a faithful exhibitor at all eight impressionist exhibitions from 1874 to 1886 like the other impressionist painters she was preoccupied by capturing light but she also used broad strokes of color that echo what she had observed and Manny's work as the first modern art movement Impressionism had a significant

impact on subsequent artists and movements with artists like Vincent van Gogh and Edward Munk among those influenced more recent influences include the important pop artist Roy Lichtenstein who paid homage to Moniz waterlily paintings the aesthetic qualities of Impressionism can be seen widely through its ubiquitous popularity and impact on our culture today [Music] you