Tag: impressionism
All the articles with the tag "impressionism".
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Orsay, Orangerie, Marmottan: A Paris Impressionism Itinerary
Published:• 17 min readImpressionism museum Paris guide. Three buildings hold ninety percent of the canvases. The Orsay, the Orangerie, and the Marmottan. Here's what to see and the order.
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Eyes or Nerves? Impressionism vs Expressionism in One Question
Published:• 16 min readImpressionism vs expressionism comes down to one question. Are you painting what your eyes see, or what your nerves feel? Both answers are right.
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Why the Impressionists Couldn't Stop Painting Flowers
Published:• 14 min readImpressionism flower paintings span Monet's water lilies, Manet's peonies, Renoir's bouquets, and Fantin-Latour's roses. Here's a guide to the eight that matter.
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The Eight Friends Who Made Impressionism: A Painters' Field Guide
Published:• 17 min readThe Impressionism painters were a small group of around fifteen friends in Paris in the 1870s. Here are the eight that mattered most, and what each one actually did.
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The Painting That Named a Movement: Monet's Impression, Sunrise
Published:• 15 min readImpressionism sunrise was painted by Claude Monet in Le Havre in 1872 and gave the entire movement its name. Here's the painting and the joke that named it.