Impressionism emerged in the late 19th century as a distinctive artistic movement focused on capturing fleeting visual impressions, especially of light and color, often through the use of visible brush strokes and vivid, unmixed colors. While controversial at first, impressionism came to be seen as an important new development in realism that emphasized transient effects and everyday subjects painted outdoors.
Impressionism emerged in the late 19th century as a distinctive artistic movement focused on capturing fleeting visual impressions, especially of light and color, often through the use of visible brush strokes and vivid, unmixed colors. While controversial at first, impressionism came to be seen as an important new development in realism that emphasized transient effects and everyday subjects painted outdoors.
Impressionism emerged in the late 19th century as a distinctive artistic movement focused on capturing fleeting visual impressions, especially of light and color, often through the use of visible brush strokes and vivid, unmixed colors. While controversial at first, impressionism came to be seen as an important new development in realism that emphasized transient effects and everyday subjects painted outdoors.
Impressionism: The Nineteenth Century's Distinctive Contribution to Art
Author(s): Henry G. Stephens
Source: Brush and Pencil, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Jan., 1903), pp. 279-297 Really, in the hands of its most clever expo nents, impressionism is the apogee of realism 279