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| Note created | Feb 13, 2026 |
A groundbreaking movement that originated in Paris in the 1860s–1870s, capturing fleeting effects of light, color, and atmosphere through loose brushwork and plein air painting. Key figures include Claude Monet—whose Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies and Water Lilies capture the movement’s devotion to light and atmosphere—Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, whose The Dance Class exemplifies the Impressionist eye for modern Parisian life, and Berthe Morisot. It broke from the rigid conventions of Neoclassicism and academic painting, favoring direct observation of modern life and nature over idealized historical subjects.