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• Art lectures, demonstrations, new exhibits burst forth in March
  Art lectures, demonstrations, new exhibits burst forth in March North County Times, CA - Mar 8, 2006 month. The Fallbrook Fine Art Gallery opens an exhibition of Russian Impressionist art with a pre
• A Middle Market Revealed: Cowan's September 2005 American Indian
  A Middle Market Revealed: Cowan's September 2005 American Indian Maine Antique Digest, ME - Mar 13, 2006 After all, a dealer in French Impressionist paintings is unlikely to share the the a
• Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express"
  Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - 14 hours ago Louis Art Museum is showing five of them in the series "Lasting being presented in conjunction with
• The next blockbuster exhibition: Cézanne - A life in pictures
  The next blockbuster exhibition: Cézanne - A life in pictures Independent, UK - Feb 14, 2006 a member of the wealthy textile family, who established one of the world's most distinguished collec
• Aix-en-Provence: Where Cezanne Lives On
  Aix-en-Provence: Where Cezanne Lives On ABC News - 20 hours ago The post-Impressionist artist died unappreciated and virtually unknown in 1906. Aix — even though this conservative town didn’t unde
• Art is to be out of reach for 'cultural kidnappers'
  Art is to be out of reach for 'cultural kidnappers' Times Online, UK - Mar 12, 2006 Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, which also has works by Kandinsky, is nervous about lending

WebMuseum: Impressionism

WebMuseum: Impressionism The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by The founders of this society were animated by the will to break with the official art. Impressionism Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. Art Periods: IMPRESSIONISM in France The term impressionism was derived from a painting by Claude Monet (Impression: Sunrise, 1872, Paris), a view of the port of Le Havre in the mist, Impressionism Impressionist art started with a rebellion by four art students and friends Their art style was bolder and more expressive than early Impressionism.