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
Canvas, Color
1970s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
Artist Comments
In a beautiful, sunlit garden, a young woman immerses herself in the world of literature. Surrounded by flowers, she enjoys the company of words. Bathed in a hazy glow, the scene exudes a timeless and romantic aura.
About the Artist
Sherri Aldawood didn't intend to always paint flowers, but over time her love of gardens started to permeate her art. She focuses on the light and color of the flowers on the canvas. Sherri prefers alla prima, working with wet layers of paint instead of letting them dry. She keeps the paint as wet as possible by using walnut and clove oil...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
1970s Impressionist Art
Oil
1990s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
1930s Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Art
Acrylic, Cardboard
Early 19th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
1980s Impressionist Art
Tapestry
2010s Impressionist Art
Linen, Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
1930s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Acrylic, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Canvas, Gouache
1910s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Linen, Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Lithograph
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas, Linen
19th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Fiberboard, Canvas
1980s Impressionist Art
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
1910s Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Late 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas
1970s Impressionist Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Oil
1920s Impressionist Art
Masonite, Oil, Canvas
20th Century Impressionist Art
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Art
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Early 2000s Impressionist Art
Watercolor
1890s Impressionist Art
Other Medium
1950s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas
1920s Impressionist Art
Cardboard, Oil
Artist Comments
In her pared-down impressionist approach, artist Carey Parks illustrates three men walking on a sidewalk. Inspired by a photo refer...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Art
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Art
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Early 20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Art
Oil, Board




