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	Impressionist Art ...A History
	Impressionist Art ...A History		Early Impressionist painters were radicals in their time, breaking many of the rules of picture making that had been set by earlier generations. Up until the Impressionists, history had been the accepted source of subject matter for paintings, but Impressionists looked instead to the many subjects in life around them. In doing so, they rejected attempts to portray ideal beauty, and instead sought the natural beauty of their surroundings at a given moment. More on Impressionism...

	Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. The movement was named after Claude Monet's Impression, soleil levant (1872/1873); the term being coined by critic Louis Leroy.

Oscar-Claude Monet November 14, 1840 to December 6, 1926 Country of birth: France More on the artist View Monet Collection	The Artist's Garden at Argenteuil magnify	Poplar on the Epte magnify	Nympheas, 1987 magnify




Vincent van Gogh March 30, 1853 to July 29, 1890 Country of birth: Holland More on the artist View van Gogh Collection	The Starry Night magnify	Cafe Terrace At Night, 1888 magnify	Les Irises (Irises) magnify



Pierre-Auguste Renoir February 25, 1841 to December 3, 1919 Country of birth: France More on artist View Renoir Collection	Grand Vaso di Fiori (Spring Bouquet) magnify	Girl and Watering Can magnify	Les Deux Soeurs (Two Sisters) magnify



Gustav Klimt July 14, 1862 to February 6, 1918 Country of birth: Austria More on the artist View Klimt Collection	The Kiss magnify	Schloss Kammer Sull'Attersee magnify	Flowery Garden magnify

Paul Cezanne January 19, 1839 to October 22, 1906 Country of birth: France More on the artist View Cezanne Collection	Pommes et Oranges (Apples & Oranges) magnify	The Blue Vase magnify	La Montage Sainte-Victorie magnify



Edgar Degas July 19, 1834 to September 27, 1917 Country of birth: France More on the artist View Degas Collection	After the Bath magnify	Blue Dancers magnify	Racehorses in Landscape magnify

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They captured a fresh and original vision that often seemed strange and unfinished to the general public, but which, in our own times, has become much beloved. Sometimes they painted out of doors rather than in a studio as had been the previous custom. This enabled them to observe nature more directly and to capture the fleeting characteristics of the
moment, especially the momentary and transient aspects of sunlight. "Classic" Impressionist paintings are often easy to spot. Short, "broken" brush strokes of pure, untinted and unmixed colors give the appearance of spontaneity and vitality for which these paintings are so noted. The surfaces of these paintings are often highly textured with thick paint, a characteristic which clearly sets them apart from their predecessors in which smooth blending minimized the perception that one was looking at paint on canvas. Compositions are simplified and innovative, and the emphasis is upon overall effect rather than upon details.
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Impressionist Art ...A History

Impressionist Art
...A History