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Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience. Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s.

Impressionism - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 19th-century art movement This article is about the art movement. For other uses, see Impressionism (disambiguation) . Impressionism Impression, Sunrise , [ a ] an 1872 Claude Monet oil on canvas painting now housed at Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. This painting became the source of the movement's name after Louis Leroy 's 1874 article, " The Exhibition of the Impressionists ", satirically implied that the painting was, at most, a sketch. Additional media Location France Influences Realism , Barbizon School Influ

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