The Impressionist movement is the starting point of a painting that leaves figurative representation to invent a mode of artistic representation marking the beginning of the modern non-figurative sketch images painting.
A new artistic approach
The Impressionist movement was born in France in the 1860s, with a new generation of artists who admired the art of Camille Corot (1796-1875), a pioneer of Plein air painting. The first impressionist painter to break tradition, Corot aims for a realistic and luminous representation of nature. He inspired the creation of groups in Fontainebleau, Honfleur, Provence, and Lyonnais. As early as 1865, the impressionist painter Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878) appeared as head of the printing school.
Another precursor, EugèneBoudin (1824-1898), played an important role in Monet's career. Fascinated by the inconstancy of the colours of nature, which change according to the time and the wind.
The method and the term "impressionism"!
The execution of the Impressionist painting is quite fast; it is a question of transcribing a fleeting impression. They abandon the drawing with precise contours and chiaroscuro and suggest the shapes, volumes, and atmosphere with small touches of primary and complementary colours. The tones are broken down: a green tone. Paintings are characterized by the colourful brilliance of touches of paint that form a realistic whole.
This name ultimately contributed to the glory of the movement. It refers to the new generation of artists who paint with successive touches in nature art. In addition to nature and its landscapes, the city, and its modernity, the scenes of life are also the subjects of the Impressionists, who seek to capture both the hectic hustle and bustle of the city and its particular light.