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A 3 page research paper that argues that impressionism was crucial to the development of modern art. The writer argues that impressionism necessarily resulted in a certain amount of abstraction and also promoted the idea that an artist should interpret reality through art, rather than simply record it. An examination of impressionism, specifically works by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), demonstrate how this movement in art was the necessary forerunner of modern art in the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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individuals that reflected the manner in which human vision perceives the world, that is, they were realistic. In many ways, the impressionist was also a realist, as these artists were
also vitally interested in painting what they saw; however, their technique differed substantially from that of the realist school because the impressionist wanted to present the "immediate impression of his
senses, leaving it to the mind of the observer to fill in additional details."1 As this suggests, impressionism necessarily resulted in a certain amount of abstraction and also promoted the
idea that an artist should interpret reality through art, rather than simply record it. An examination of impressionism, specifically works by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), demonstrate how
this movement in art was the necessary forerunner of modern art in the twentieth century. In 1874, Monet exhibited a painting entitled "Impression--Sunrise," which is where the new art
movement derives its name.2 Initially, the term "impressionism" was used as a form of critical derision, but the name also carries a "certain appropriateness," as it suggests works that are
"affair of the moment, an act of instantaneous vision," which is more "sensation than cognition."3 The full development of Monets technique can be seen in his painting "Garden at Giverny"
(1899, oil on canvas, 211" x 33", Art Institute of Chicago). The objects in the painting, the bridge, flowers, water and trees have recognizable shapes, but seem to shimmer in
the light. In fact, impressionists were more concerned with light and the manner in which it affects color than they are with any other aspect.4 The point was to capture
the essence of a moment. The a manner in which Monet uses light in this work, breaks up light into a "spectrum of bright colors that delights the eye by
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