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Definition of Impressionism

1. Noun. A school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light.

Definition of Impressionism

1. n. The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.

Definition of Impressionism

1. Noun. (arts) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities ¹

2. Noun. (music) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer ¹

3. Noun. (poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impressionism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impressionism

Literary usage of Impressionism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"(JRA) impressionism [Lat. impressio, from in + premere, to press in or upon] ... In literature, impressionism aims to tell its story by a series of vivid ..."

2. A History of European and American Sculpture from the Early Christian Period by Chandler Rathfon Post (1921)
"POST-impressionism As far as definition goes, Post-impressionism is a very poor term for the ... Post-impressionism is Protean in the variety of its forms. ..."

3. Modern Art: Being a Contribution to a New System of æsthetics by Julius Meier-Graefe (1908)
"The task of propagation seems to devolve naturally on countries which have further goals in view, and so will not allow Neo-impressionism to detain them ..."

4. Modern Art: Being a Contribution to a New System of æsthetics by Julius Meier-Graefe (1908)
"The task of propagation seems to devolve naturally on countries which have further goals in view, and so will not allow Neo-impressionism to detain them ..."

5. The Great French Painters: And the Evolution of French Painting from 1830 to by Camille Mauclair (1903)
"Merits and defects of impressionism: its effect upon technique. ... Chronology and logical necessity lead me now to speak of impressionism which has united ..."

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