Dancers in Pink. by Edgar Degas. Boating. by Edouard Mane

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Impressionism
by Phillip Martin
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Impressionism
What can that possibly mean?
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Impressionism
An ism is a suffix at the end of many English
words. It comes from Greek ismos and Latin
ismus.
You have seen it at the end of words like
optimism, Buddhism, racism, favoritism, and
terrorism.
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Impressionism
It signifies a belief, practice, idea, or
movement. In art, there are many movements that
end in ism.
One of the most important ISMs is Impressionism.
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Impressionism
Its really hard to give the definition of
Impressionism without using the word
impression. Light was important to the
Impressionists. They wanted to capture the
moment.
Woman with a Parasol by Claude Monet
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Impressionism
Light on objects and the shadows around them
change during the day. Impressionists wanted
capture the way light changed colors in their
surroundings. Thats how they captured the
moment.
Shepherdess by Camille Pissarro
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Impressionism
Many of the Impressionists were from France where
the movement started in the 1860s. At first
the public did not like their work. One newspaper
critic called their work sketches or impressions,
but not finished pieces.
Dancers in Pink by Edgar Degas
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Impressionism
Boating by Edouard Manet
Dancers in Pink by Edgar Degas
Times change and now the Impressionists are among
the worlds most popular artists.
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Impressionism
Boating by Edouard Manet
Dancers in Pink by Edgar Degas
Girl with a Watering Can By Pierre- Auguste
Renoir
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Impressionism
One of the central artists associated with
Impressionism was Claude Monet. Monets
painting, Impression, Sunrise, inspired the name
of the movement.
Claude Monet
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Impression, Sunrise By Claude Monet
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Impressionism
Visiting his home and garden in Giverny, is like
walking inside his paintings. The water lilies
are still there.
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Impressionism
Water Lilies by Claude Monet
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Impressionism
Water Lilies by Claude Monet
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Impressionism
So now you know about Impressionism in art. If
you want to know more, you can always
research Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism,
Constructivism, Fauvism, Pointillism, Dadaism,
Realism, Post -Modernism, Modernism, Mannerism,
Neo-Expressionism, and Romanticism. . . for
starters.
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Movements
Impressionism Cubism Pointillism Realism Surrealis
m More isms
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