Fact of the Day: 05/01/2023

If you’re into art or have watched any TV shows or movies that have art as a component, you may have heard of the term ‘impressionism.’ But what does it actually mean?

Impressionism is an art style that started in France in the mid-to-late 1800s, and is characterized by spontaneity (par. 2). Impressionists aimed to depict the real world as they saw it—to give their impression, so to speak. Because their goal was to capture a moment in a painting, they didn’t pay as much attention to hiding brushstrokes as painters in the past did, and they worked with bolder colors to capture the feelings their subjects elicited in them. Also unlike past painters, they did their work outdoors rather than in a studio (par. 3). Famous impressionists include Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne (par. 4). Impressionism also spread to countries outside of France, including Britain (par. 6).

Reference(s): https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/impressionism 

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