Impressionism
Impressionism was a major artistic movement which originated in France in the 1870s. To define impressionism is difficult, because its characteristics are similar to those of other movements that flourished at around the same time. In general, Impressionism had an extreme attention to the transient effects of light and atmosphere. This movement is characterized by a naturalistic style, short lengths, and loose brush strokes that convey the sensation of the moment when the view being painted was observed (hence its name); they are not concerned with details or clear outlines. Impressionist artists had a very specific set of goals, and one of these was to change the standards by which artworks were valued. The Impressionists viewed their paintings as mere visual expressions of the energy in nature that they have experienced. They wanted their viewers to feel that they participated in the creation of such works. Impressionists were more concerned with the simplification of value relations and colors than with detailed, naturalistic portrayals. Simplification of line and color can be found in many paintings by Monet, Manet and Renoir. The Impressionists also attempted to give their work a sense of immediacy and spontaneity. They did not want their paintings to look contrived or premeditated, so they sought to make the viewer feel that he was actually in the presence of the subject being depicted.
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Maximilien Luce, 1894 - Camaret, Moonlight and Fishing Boats - fine art print
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Maxime Maufra, 1914 - The tide in Port Blanc - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876 - Mrs Henriot - fine art print
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Andreas Schelfhout, 1797 - Riverview on the Rhine - fine art print
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Childe Hassam, 1901 - Bailey's Beach, Newport, R.I. - fine art print
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Jean Béraud, 1889 - The game room - fine art print
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Jean Béraud, 1889 - The newsroom Hansard - fine art print
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Albert Dubois-Pillet, 1887 - Portrait of Mr. Pool - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne, 1894 - Bathers - fine art print
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Maxime Maufra, 1897 - Douarnenez in Sunshine - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892 - Bois de la Chaise (Noirmoutier) - fine art print
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John Henry Twachtman, 1889 - Waterfall - fine art print
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Maximilien Luce, 1893 - The Banks of the Seine River in Paris - fine art print
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Hubert Landa, 1895 - Donaulandschaft - fine art print
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Édouard Vuillard, 1912 - Women Sewing - fine art print
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William Merritt Chase, 1894 - Wind-Swept Sands - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1909 - Glade (Glade) - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1902 - Embroiderers (Common Thread) - fine art print
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Alfred Sisley, 1894 - Sahurs Meadows in Morning Sun - fine art print
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William Merritt Chase, 1895 - Portrait of My Daughter Alice - fine art print
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Max Slevogt, 1897 - Luise papenhagen - fine art print
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Theodore Clement Steele, 1884 - Munich Girl - fine art print
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George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - Head of a girl - fine art print
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Andreas Schelfhout, 1797 - River Landscape with a few boats - fine art print
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Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove, 1844 - Kerkinterieur - fine art print
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Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1866 - The Church of Overschie - fine art print
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Anton Mauve - A Shepherdess and Her Flock - fine art print
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Eugène Boudin, 1867 - Beach Scene - fine art print
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Charles Courtney Curran, 1895 - At the Sculpture Exhibition - fine art print
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Matthijs Maris, 1849 - Landscape - fine art print
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Isaac Israels, 1894 - Shop Window - fine art print
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Antonie Waldorp, 1840 - Fishing Boats on calm Water - fine art print
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Mary Cassatt, 1873 - After the Bullfight - fine art print
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