Impressionist Art
Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.
The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.
Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.
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2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Acrylic
1970s Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Artist Comments
As part of his cityscape series, artist Stanislav Sidorov exhibits a street in Montmartre, Paris, after the rain. Couples go out on romantic dates outside the busy Le Consulat. Colorful puddles reflect the streetlights and animate the festive scene. Stanislav beautifully details the distinctive European architecture with a palette knife.
About the Artist
Stanislav Sidorov saturates his canvas with the expressive color characteristic of the Russian Realist School. While he is a versatile painter, Stanislav prefers painting the small town charms found in architecture and urban environments. He achieves a textured feel by using the pallet knife to apply copious amounts of emotion.
Words that describe this painting: Paris, France, cityscape, Europe, architecture, street, city, travel, oilpaint, impressionism, rain, umbrellas, night, street lights, reflection, Café De Consulat, facade, dome, sky, road, pedestrians, diners, dining, evening, cafe, restaurant, bistro, architecture, impressionism, travel, oil painting, blue
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1930s Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Paper, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Art
Paper, Gouache
Artist Comments
Artist Karen d’Angeac Mihm lived in Germany with her family for a few years. She loved painting the villages they would visit. This particular scene was in ...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
1880s Impressionist Art
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
1890s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Art
Oil, Fiberboard
Early 1900s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Art
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
1930s Impressionist Art
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink
Artist Comments
Lush trees frame a serene pond, where the water reflects the vivid sky and its fluffy white clouds. Lily pads float gently on the surface, adding a touch of g...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
1970s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Linen, Oil, Panel
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
1880s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
1920s Impressionist Art
Oil
1990s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Artist Comments
Inspired by the scenery of Monterey Bay in California, artist Lisa Elley captures a picturesque ocean view dotted with flowers in the foreground. California p...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Tapestry
1920s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1960s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1930s Impressionist Art
Paper, Ink
1910s Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
1970s Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil