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Why was the early work of the impressionists laughed at by critics?
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If you do not understand what impressionists are doing, it is possible to look at an impressionistic painting and interpret it as an unsuccessful attempt at realism, rather than a successful attempt at impressionism.
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What are impressionists?
impressionists are people that like to copy other peoples work
The Impressionists a group of French painters so named in 1874 were disliked by critics because their work was too blurry and impressionistic One of their basic themes was that?
lightsa shifts and changes moment to moment
How old was Georges Seurat when he first showed his work with the impressionists?
The only time he exhibited with the impressionists was in 1886, so he was 27.
What did Paul Cezanne work with?
The impressionists were his friends, but he worked by himself.
Was Monet's art accepted?
At first people did not accept the work of the impressionists.
The Realist painters that first saw the work of the Impressionists described it as what?
Sloppy
How did impressionists work?
The Impressionists worked on site, or en plein air, painting quickly to catch the light. Some used watercolor sketches of scenes or their memory to paint in the studio also.
How is Edgar Degas' work similar to other impressionists?
His early work is not. Really no similaritu until he starts making his pastels more like oil paintings from the last part of the 1880s. Click link below and scroll down to see examples!
Edgar Degas How did the style and subjects of Degas differ from those of other impressionists?
Degas' work is much crisper than that of other impressionists; it seems to have been carried out more slowly. In contrast, impressionists like Monet and Van Gogh used quick, visible brush strokes.
What was special about Paul Gauguin's work?
Paul Gauguin moved the idea of Impressionism to Post-Impressionism. He was the most exotic of the Post-Impressionists creating many Tahitian works. Unlike other Impressionists of his time, he used heavy outlines in his paintings.
What period did Pierre Auguste Renoir work?
He was one of the impressionists and worked as a professional painter from 1862 until his death in 1919.
What did art critics think of Stuart Davis?
Stuart Davis was an artist whose work was influenced by jazz music. Critics called his work modern and referred to him as leading the style.
