Impressionism

Impressionism

The style of the impressionism started its launch in 1874; it started because there was a group of Parisian Artists which were originated from the Cooperative and Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptures and Engravers, which exhibited at the studio of Felix Nadar the Photographer and Journalist. A tranquil group of artists: which consisted of Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, not alone, they organized the group in the quiet part of 1873 and at a later stage other artists joined, which were; Paul Cezanne, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Berthe Morisot. In the exhibit there were a total of 30 artists. The 30 artists exhibited together for eight times, between the time of 1874 and 1886.

Their exhibit was marking a spreading rebellion against the artistic standards of the Academie des Beaux-Arts, there were considerations about the authority in the realism’s styles of the French paintings that characterized the country’s painting method. The Academie exhibited and exhibition named “Salon de Paris” which also included works confirming to its standards. For the artists that were struggling to get their works exhibited in the Salon exhibition gave their break, they were winning prizes and opening opportunities for income, they were getting comments and the appropriate exposure to Partons of the art and finally showing a reputation in the arts community.

After a short period of time, a new generation of artists who used a more lighter brush stroke and more brighter colors, not giving to much attention to the detailed work and more attention to the landscape and mundane with less moble aspects they started getting their works rejected by the Salon. The exhibited work was of Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Cezanne Guillaumin and Bazille, in which these artists were rejected year after year. In the year 1863, Manet’s Luncheon of the grass was rejected from the Academie, this was so because he depicted a realistic nude lady posing with some clothed men, taking place in a contemporary picnic area. This rejection appalled Manet’s admirers also amongst tradition arts patrons. In that same particular year there were a number of exhibited art which were rejected, prompting the then Emperor Napoleon the third to have the force of law in the creation of the Salon which were refused, an exhibition of artists’ works were all rejected by the Academie.

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