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    A Comparison of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism In this essay, I will contrast and compare the two art movements, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. I will be concentrating on the works of the two leading artists of these styles Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. The impressionist movement is often considered to mark the beginning of the modern period of art. It was developed in France during the late 19th century. The impressionist movement arose out of dissatisfaction with the

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    Honfleur Impressionism

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    along the flow of time different styles and movements revolutionized what art means to the creator and audience. On the flow of time one of the branches that stood out in style, color, and expression through repetition was Impressionism. An artist that helped revolutionize Impressionism in his time was Oscar-Claude Monet, but the piece that stood out was the “Mouth of the Seine at Honfleur.” The “Mouth of the Seine at Honfleur” is an oil on canvas Impressionist artwork that was created in 1865 by Oscar-Claude

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    Mar. 23, 2018 Significance of Impressionism In the 19th century, an art movement called Impressionism had prevailed in France that had hugely impacted many aspects in the field of art. Not only it had changed the people’s perspectives on art but also it had transformed the status quos in the traditional principles. Its techniques were adopted and inspired numerous artists to produce new art movements such as Neo-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. In all, Impressionism was a revolutionary departure

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    IWT1 Task 1 Impressionism and Post Impressionism By WGU student In early 19th century, the French government controlled the Academies des Beaux-Arts and Salon de Paris of paintings. The Academies were considered the ruling authority and held annual art exhibits called salons. The salons featured works of art that conformed to their standards. In the second half of the 19th century, Impressionism began which was a result of French artists rejecting traditional government and their standards. In 1874

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    For this week’s blog chose to compare the styles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Both of these styles started to rise up in the 19th century from France. There are many differences between these two styles. Impressionists were very in favor of independent exhibitions, while the Post-Impressionists placed on emphasis on structure. The Impressionists often drew upon landscapes and the scenes of modern life for inspiration, paying attention to light, atmosphere, and movement for their color

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    The impressionism movement was a reaction to the realism and romantic movement. Instead of detailed, accurate and photo-like paintings of contemporary life of realism and romanticism, Impressionist painters used more blurred brush reality to the canvas. Specific techniques Impressionist artists used were unblended colors and quick, short brush strokes with a unique play on light. An Impressionist artists' goal was to "objectively paint reality in terms of transient effects of light and color." The

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    Australian Impressionism is influenced through the French as it has grown over time. Some of Australia’s world famous artists are from the Heidelberg School Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Jane Sutherland and Charles Conder were all students who studied at the Heidelberg School. The following Artists work was made during 1833 and 1897. During this time each of these artists played an important role in the development of an Impressionist style of painting The Years between 1883

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    Impressionism is often considered the first, true, modern art style. Do you agree with this statement, or not? In your post, please refer to both Impressionist images and earlier art to support your discussion. According to Giuntini the period of modernism began in 1850 and goes to 1960. (2015, para. 2) Moreover, Giuntini continued that it started with Realist and ended with Abstract Impressionism. Other sources say that Impressionism was the first truly modern artistic style. I am a tendency

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    Realism And Impressionism

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    Realism and Impressionism are two noteworthy periods in history of art during which distinctive types of art including painting, architecture, music, essentially enhanced, mirroring the ideologies and artistic philosophies during that time. Throughout the movement of Realism in the 19th century, it had become common for Parisians to make outings to the suburbs along the Seine and, although related scenes had already appeared in illustrations and prints on themes of Parisian leisure, they were unusual

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    Impressionism began in 1860’s in Paris when a group of artists refused to paint in the realistic style of their day. These “originators” were rejected by the art society and denied to show their work in exhibitions or salons. Impressionists did not use the fine details in trying to paint an accurate replica of what they saw instead they painted what their brains saw as the overall impression of a particular scene. Rivers were no longer one whole body of blue and green, instead they became a myriad

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