impressionist effect

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• impressionist — im pres·sion·ist || ɪm preʃənɪst n. artist which belongs to the impressionist school (artistic movement originating in the late 19th century which attempted to reproduce the effect of light on objects using short quick brush strokes) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• impressionism — /im presh euh niz euhm/, n. 1. Fine Arts. a. (usually cap.) a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition to represent the effect of… …   Universalium

• Cézanne, Paul — born Jan. 19, 1839, Aix en Provence, France died Oct. 22, 1906, Aix en Provence French painter, one of the founders of modern painting. In 1859 he entered law school; in 1861 he left to study art in Paris. Critics denounced the works he exhibited …   Universalium

• Renoir, Pierre-Auguste — born Feb. 25, 1841, Limoges, France died Dec. 3, 1919, Cagnes French painter. His father, a tailor in Limoges, moved with his large family to Paris in 1844. Renoir began working as a decorator of porcelain at 13 and studied painting at night. He… …   Universalium