limpressionisme
Limpressionisme, commonly known in English as Impressionism, was a 19th-century art movement that originated in Paris in the 1860s and 1870s. It emerged as a reaction against the formal rules of academic painting and the standards of the Salon. The movement derives its name from Claude Monet’s 1872 painting Impression, Sunrise, a work critics used to label the group.
Impressionism is characterized by an emphasis on perceptual effects rather than precise detail. Artists sought to
Core figures include Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, and Mary Cassatt,
Impact and legacy: Impressionism reshaped modern painting by prioritizing perception, light, and contemporary life. Its influence