Impressionism
noun/ɪmˈpreʃənɪzəm/
/ɪmˈpreʃənɪzəm/
(also impressionism)
[uncountable]- a style in painting developed in France in the late 19th century that uses colour to show the effects of light on things and to suggest atmosphere rather than showing exact detailsTopics Artc1Word Originfrom French impressionnisme, from impressionniste, originally used in a pejorative sense with reference to Monet's painting Impression: soleil levant (1872).
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