Impressionism
noun
A style of painting and music developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which tries to capture the feeling or impression of a scene, rather than detailed images.
Monet and Renoir were pioneers of Impressionism.
Often appears as...
- french impressionism
- american impressionism
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Artistic
noun
A tendency in literature to focus on the emotional and sensory details of an experience.
The novel's moments of Impressionism contrast greatly with its strictly realistic scenes.
Often appears as...
- literary impressionism
- narrative impressionism
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Literary
noun
A style of music that aims to evoke emotion and mood by focusing less on traditional musical structure and more on the use of color, texture, and nuance.
Debussy's Clair de Lune is a famous example of musical Impressionism.
Often appears as...
- musical impressionism
- impressionistic music
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Music
noun
A style of painting and music developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which tries to capture the feeling or impression of a scene, rather than detailed images.
Monet and Renoir were pioneers of Impressionism.
Often appears as...
- french impressionism
- american impressionism
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
A tendency in literature to focus on the emotional and sensory details of an experience.
The novel's moments of Impressionism contrast greatly with its strictly realistic scenes.
Often appears as...
- literary impressionism
- narrative impressionism
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A style of music that aims to evoke emotion and mood by focusing less on traditional musical structure and more on the use of color, texture, and nuance.
Debussy's Clair de Lune is a famous example of musical Impressionism.
Often appears as...
- musical impressionism
- impressionistic music
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Music
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Scene
Impressionism in painting captures a moment's fleeting atmosphere.
The soft light in this artwork is very Impressionism-like.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Detailed
Impressionist art focuses more on general effect than fine detail.
Look at how the brushstrokes suggest the leaves, that's classic Impressionism.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
Impressionism reflects personal responses to a scene or subject.
The painter uses Impressionism to show how the landscape feels, not just how it looks.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Scene
Impressionism in painting captures a moment's fleeting atmosphere.
The soft light in this artwork is very Impressionism-like.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Detailed
Impressionist art focuses more on general effect than fine detail.
Look at how the brushstrokes suggest the leaves, that's classic Impressionism.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
Impressionism reflects personal responses to a scene or subject.
The painter uses Impressionism to show how the landscape feels, not just how it looks.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Scene
Impressionism in painting captures a moment's fleeting atmosphere.
The soft light in this artwork is very Impressionism-like.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Detailed
Impressionist art focuses more on general effect than fine detail.
Look at how the brushstrokes suggest the leaves, that's classic Impressionism.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
Impressionism reflects personal responses to a scene or subject.
The painter uses Impressionism to show how the landscape feels, not just how it looks.
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
I work from a similar position. I don't want to sound pretentious saying that, but this is my drawing made on a digital pad a couple of years ago -- well into the 21st century, 500 years later. It's my impression of water. Impressionism being the most valuable art form on the planet as we know
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Ross Lovegrove: The...
I work from a similar position. I don't want to sound pretentious saying that, but this is my drawing made on a digital pad a couple of years ago -- well into the 21st century, 500 years later. It's my impression of water. Impressionism being the most valuable art form on the planet as we know
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I have 7,000 DVDs and Blu-rays. I have thousands of books - thousands - and roughly 15,000 comic books or something like that, hundreds of books about different art movements - the symbolists, the dadaists, the Pre-Raphaelites, the impressionists - you know, that I consult before I start every movie.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Trump's hobbled vocabulary is now the incontestable stuff of comedy: not just how few his words but how narrow their range, from boastful to irked and back again. For satirists and impressionists, a president who addresses the American people in abbreviated tweetspeak is a gift.
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Ronnie Dunn
American Musician
I'm very much involved in art. I started buying art a few years ago and really like the work of T.C. Cannon, who is a native American artist. Then I was introduced to Soviet-era Russian impressionism and started collecting that, especially Gely Korzhev.
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Larry Ellison
American Businessman
I'm going to start these art museums that are basically converted homes, and I have one for modern art, and I have one for 19th century European art, and one for French impressionism. I've got Japanese.
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John Podhoretz
American Writer
Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.
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Paul Horn
American Musician
I'm a romantic. The impressionists have always been my favorites. I like prettiness - beauty, or what I perceive as beauty.
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Pierre Schaeffer
French Composer
The impressionists, Debussy, Faure, in France, did take a few steps forward.
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Robert Delaunay
French Artist
Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.
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Steve Coogan
British Comedian
I find impressionists slightly annoying, really.
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Henri Matisse
French Artist
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I have 7,000 DVDs and Blu-rays. I have thousands of books - thousands - and roughly 15,000 comic books or something like that, hundreds of books about different art movements - the symbolists, the dadaists, the Pre-Raphaelites, the impressionists - you know, that I consult before I start every movie.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Trump's hobbled vocabulary is now the incontestable stuff of comedy: not just how few his words but how narrow their range, from boastful to irked and back again. For satirists and impressionists, a president who addresses the American people in abbreviated tweetspeak is a gift.
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Ronnie Dunn
American Musician
I'm very much involved in art. I started buying art a few years ago and really like the work of T.C. Cannon, who is a native American artist. Then I was introduced to Soviet-era Russian impressionism and started collecting that, especially Gely Korzhev.
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Larry Ellison
American Businessman
I'm going to start these art museums that are basically converted homes, and I have one for modern art, and I have one for 19th century European art, and one for French impressionism. I've got Japanese.
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John Podhoretz
American Writer
Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.
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Paul Horn
American Musician
I'm a romantic. The impressionists have always been my favorites. I like prettiness - beauty, or what I perceive as beauty.
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Pierre Schaeffer
French Composer
The impressionists, Debussy, Faure, in France, did take a few steps forward.
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Robert Delaunay
French Artist
Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.
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Steve Coogan
British Comedian
I find impressionists slightly annoying, really.
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Henri Matisse
French Artist
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
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