french impressionists
1French art salons and academies — From the seventeenth century to the early part of the twentieth century, artistic production in France was controlled by artistic academies which organized official exhibitions called salons.Academies and SalonsIn France, Academies are… …
2Impressionist — Impressionists 1) N COUNT An Impressionist is an artist who painted in the style of Impressionism. ...the French Impressionists. 2) ADJ: ADJ n An Impressionist painting is by an Impressionist or is in the style of Impressionism …
3Impressionism — was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris based artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise (Impression,… …
4painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
5Childe Hassam — Born October 17, 1859(1859 10 17) Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts Died …
6painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …
7printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …
8Manet, Édouard — born Jan. 23, 1832, Paris, France died April 30, 1883, Paris French painter and printmaker. His father, a prosperous civil servant, wanted him to pursue a naval career, but he was a poor student interested only in drawing. After having a few… …
9Wynford Dewhurst — Wynford Dewhurst, R.B.A. ( b. Manchester, 26 Jan 1864; d. Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 9 July 1941) was an English Impressionist painter and important writer on art. He spent considerable time in France, and his work was profoundly… …
10Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek — Established 1882 Location Copenhagen, Denmark Type …
