impressionist

Examples

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• According to contemporary critics, Impressionist paintings address themselves first and foremost to the faculty of vision.

  Academic text (1998)

• - It's like an impressionist painting or something.

  Back in Time (2015)

• The rain on my windshield made the colors of the fall trees look like an impressionist painting.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Alfred de Lostalot remarks that an Impressionist work can offer only "everything for the eye and nothing for the thought."

  Academic text (1998)

• The Foundation's collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is world-renowned.

  Academic text (2003)

• In Impressionist painting, all you have are dabs of paint; you don't see any lines.

  Academic text (2013)

• Geffroy was thrilled to get to know the much-admired leader of the Impressionist vanguard.

  Academic text (2015)

• The exhibition featured numerous stunning impressionist paintings that captured the beauty of light and color.

• Critics praised the film's impressionist style, highlighting its focus on mood and atmosphere over detailed narratives.

• Many art lovers admire the impressionist movement for its innovative approach to capturing moments in time.

Synonyms

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impressionistic

vsimpressionist

2 8.4

In art or music, showing light, colour, and feeling rather than small details

is broader, naming a general style rather than stressing sensory effect

How Impressionistic

impressionist

8 7.0

suggestive

18 5.2

atmospheric

13 4.1

naturalistic

12 6.0

realistic

65 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology