Impressionism

The Impressionism was the first revolutionary movement in painting and sculpture.

• It grew in the late 19th century around some French painters who settled in Paris.
• All these artists painted outdoors to capture the impressions of light and atmosphere.
• They had quite quick colorful brushstrokes that did not give any importance to drawing.
• Most of the themes refer to landscapes or scenes of everyday life

 

The main impressionist painters were:

Claude Monet. He was the most well-known impressionist painter whose main works are Impression: sunrise, Rouen Cathedral, St. Lazaire Station...

 Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He painted joyful elements of life, such as in The Swing, or Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.

Other impressionist painters were Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro and Édouard Manet

The main impressionist sculptor was Auguste Rodin, who emphasized the representation of emotion, such in The Burghers of Calais or The Thinker