Impressionist (style)
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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to the movement in 19th-century Western art that developed in France and rejected traditional academic teaching and attempted to use science regarding the physics of color to achieve exact representations of color, tone, and light. Impressionist art is characterized by the use of small touches of pure color, painting out-of-doors in order to catch the essence of a fleeting time of day, and an objective depiction of contemporary life.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Paintings by Pierre Auguste Renoir: An Exhibition Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Opening of the Museum, November 1-30, 1944
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Abstract
An exhibition of paintings by French Impressionist artist Pierre Auguste Renoir, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Legion of Honor. The exhibition records span 13 folders plus a catalog and object photographs.
Dates:
November 1-30, 1944