IMRESSIONISM

Impression=how things seem to us

Look at the colours. Are they vivid or dull?

It seems foggy tonight....

Describe the picture

The colours mix up

ImpressionismPut the words in the gaps: Ordinary, Movement, visual, comes, light, satirical, painting Impressionism is a 19th-century art .....................of a group

of Paris-based artists. Impressionist .................. characteristics include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, Colours are applied side-by-side with little mixing, making contrast to make the colour appear more vivid to the viewer.

Gives emphasis on ..................... in its changing qualities, ..................... subjects, movement as an important element, unusual ..................... angles and shadows.

The Impressionists faced opposition from the conventional art community in France.

The name of the style ............... from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), and it was .......................at first.