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The impressionist painting were considered shocking because both their subject matter and their way of painting were totally different than the dictated standards of the official salons. Being accepted by the salons was the best way to sell paintings and to find patrons. The salon standard dictated the public standard of the quality of a painting. The salons had a hierarchy of accepted subject matters. Large history or mythical paintings were the highest subject one could paint. They liked to idealise the figures and the portraits. Landscapes and everyday scenes were not very high on their scale. Most impressionists painted everyday people and their nudes were not goddesses but regular women with flaws. The people they pictured were considered ugly by salon standards. They went outside to paint landscapes and painted what they saw without changing it. Instead of finishing the paintings with glazes so that you could not see the brushstrokes they painted bright colors one next to the other or one on top of another.
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Where did the word impressionist come from?
One of Claude Monet's first impressionist paintings is called 'Impression. Soleil levant'. (Impression. Sunrise)
Who was the Impressionist painter who painted sunset scenes that were blue with churches or white houses?
Monet did a series of paintings of the Rouen Cathedral.
Why were impressionist paintings painted outside?
Outdoors to catch the light they were interested in.
What are some good impressionist paintings of trains?
Monet, Gare Saint Lazare.1 more suggestions:-Lordship Lane station, Dulwich, by Camille Pissarro
Which composer is considered an impressionist an with what artistic medium is impressionism usually associated?
Debussy and associated with painting technique
What were Claude Monet's paintings considered?
He is seen as an impressionist painter.
What sort of art does Paul Cezanne produce?
His paintings are considered to be Post-Impressionist.
Why is Alfred Sisley considered an impressionist artist?
Because he was part of the impressionist group and painted like the other impressionist painters. Click link below and see the paintings!
When did the Impressionist paintings come out?
In the first impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1874.
What were Renoir's paintings like?
Renoir was an impressionist.
Who said impressionism has no value?
Most all Realistic painters and the art critics of the day considered Impressionist paintings to be unfinished and ridiculous.
Did Fernand Leger paint impressionist paintings?
He certainly did not.
Impressionist art in Europe in 1860s?
Well, the first impressionist paintings were painted by Monet and Renoir in 1869. That's about it.
In which country and what year did the impressionist painters live?
They lived in France, in and around Paris. The first impressionist paintings were exhibited in 1874.
What style of painting did Renoir paint in?
He was one of the original impressionists.
What year did Claude Monet's impressionist paintings come out?
he had a hot buddy
In what style did Vincent van Gogh do his paintings?
He was a post-impressionist artist
