Because Impressionism was the first of the great modern movements in art, its struggle
was more protracted and severe than other more radical movements such as Cubism and Surrealism.
Among the most important artists of Impressionism were Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir. As they
found themselves making compromises to appease the Salon, they began to follow their own
impulses and paint with brighter colors and more freedom of expression. Developing such
techniques as the play of light upon color, the Impressionists became effective in painting
landscapes en plein air (outdoors) rather than in the traditional
studios.
- Claude Monet's The Artist's Garden at
Vetheuil
LINE
As an
Impressionistic painting, Monet's depiction of his garden has no definitive line; instead, line
is created by a series of brushstrokes which, looked at from a distance, give the illusion of a
line.
COLOR
Color is created by the play of light, a
technique that reflects some of the...
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