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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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1901 - After the Bath (After the Bath) - fine art print
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John Singer Sargent, 1906 - Study of Two Bedouins - fine art print
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Albert Neuhuys, 1880 - A Mother with her Child - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne, 1890 - Boy in a Red Waistcoat - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne - Leda and the Swan (Léda au cygne) - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne, 1873 - Man with a vest (Man at the jacket) - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879 - Oarsmen at Chatou - fine art print
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Claude Monet, 1882 - Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882 - fine art print
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Andreas Schelfhout, 1852 - A rocky shore - fine art print
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Matthijs Maris, 1849 - Landscape - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne - Three Bathers (Three Bathers) - fine art print
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John Henry Twachtman, 1885 - Arques-la-Bataille - fine art print
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Edgar Degas, 1871 - The Ballet fromRobert le Diable - fine art print
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George Inness, 1887 - Moonrise - fine art print
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Paul Signac, 1911 - La Rochelle - fine art print
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Carl Kaiser-Herbst, 1898 - Donau-Auen - fine art print
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John Singer Sargent, 1884 - Portrait of Madame Allouard Jouan - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne - Trees (trees) - fine art print
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Paul Gauguin, 1901 - Polynesian Woman with Children - fine art print
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George Hendrik Breitner, 1874 - Market with flower stalls - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1906 - Promenade (Promenade) - fine art print
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Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1903 - Bathers with blond, flowing hair - fine art print
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Willem de Zwart, 1872 - The cattle market - fine art print
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George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - Job in Rotterdam - fine art print
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Paul Gauguin, 1886 - Still Life with Profile of Laval - fine art print
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Claude Monet, 1871 - Hyde Park, London - fine art print
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892 - Quadrille at the Moulin Rouge - fine art print
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Willard Leroy Metcalf, 1911 - Midsummer Shadows - fine art print
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Mary Cassatt, 1874 - The music (music party) - fine art print
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Anton Mauve, 1886 - Torenlaan Laren - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892 - Reading (Reading) - fine art print
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Matthijs Maris, 1864 - The North West Buitensingel in The Hague - fine art print
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Torso of Young Girl (Topless girl) - fine art print
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Jean Béraud, 1880 - Victoria - fine art print
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Willem Maris, 1844 - Milking Time - fine art print
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Anders Zorn, 1884 - Jean Burnay - fine art print
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Paul Cézanne, 1897 - The Small Bathers - fine art print
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899 - Nys miss - fine art print
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Otto Stark, 1885 - Garden in Paris - fine art print
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