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By Barbara Myers


Impressionism is an art that was fighting to be popular in the past centuries, but it became most popular during the 19th century. Impressionist prints were unique from the form of artistry that was accepted by most people. This is because it was very conspicuous and the paintings objectively and accurately recorded visual reality using transient effects such as lights and colors making this kind of art to be very popular today.

These paintings were revolutionary during their time, and they deviated from classic and fantastical scenes. They portrayed real life by use of broken brushstrokes designs that emphasized the general look of a scene or place. Although it is popular today, this form of art struggled to get to its feet in the past centuries.

During those days, many artists that had embraced impressionism artistry had their work rejected for exhibitions by most artistic bodies because they differed so much from the classically-accepted form of art. After they were rejected, they decided to form their exhibition where they showcased their work, but the locals did not very well receive the exhibition.

Later, one artist created a painting which he called the impression which looked like an unfinished sketch. He started a movement called impressionism which was named after the painting. The public became hostile towards the movement, but later, some people started embracing the new methods that played only with modern scenes and light.

This moved to grow as more people started appreciating the art. Then, an association was formed that helped the artists to exhibit their works. During the first exhibition, 30 artists were present, and 165 paintings were showcased. The people who attended the exhibition were approximately 3,500, but there were some of a craftsmen started to leave the exhibitions and chose to paint the classically-accepted drawings. This was a big blow to the painters that remained but they decided not to give up, so they continued to attend the shows.

As years passed by, this form of art was now widely accepted by the public as it impressed so many people. In fact, this kind of art became so influential in such a way that it redefined the way people expressed themselves through art. This encouraged many more painters to come up and showcase their works without fear of ridicule from the public.

People were at first being shocked by this form of painting because of the use of bright colors because most were accustomed to the more sober colors used for art. More so, most of the impressionism painters chose not to use thick golden colors that the classical painters used to tone the drawings they made. Also, these painters preferred more vivid paints to make the pictures appear bright.

Most of the drawings captured modernity such as suburbs and even some rural settings. Some painters focused on the day to day life of these villagers while others focused on urban settings. Landscapes were also prominent figures in these drawings, but the painters who focused more on modernization included railways and factories.




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