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Impressionism began as a loose association of Paris-based artists in the 1860s.impressionism = popular art movement of late 19th century French painters who used dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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It is assumed that he's a sensitive, well-read intellectual, someone who, when not reciting Baudelaire, spends his days creating Impressionist paintings.† (source)Impressionist = an artist painter who uses dabs of color to give an impression rather than a photographic-like depiction
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These were the gardens in which Claude Monet had experimented with form and color, and literally inspired the birth of the Impressionist movement.† (source)
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Before long, everyone in the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg—the men out there scouring the continent for hidden libraries, concealed prayer scrolls, closeted impressionist paintings—will be handed rifles and sent into the fire.† (source)
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At last I gave up on the idea of drink (and food) and — hemmed-in amongst the ever-shifting press of strangers—stood snatching flutes of champagne from the waiters who happened by, every now and then an hors d'oeuvre, tiny quiche lorraine, miniature blini with caviar, strangers coming and going, locked-in and nodding politely amidst the crowds of well-born, wealthy, powerful ... (never forget you aren't one of them, my junkie pal from Accounts had whispered in my ear when he'd seen me socializing among important clients at an Impressionist and Modern Art sale ...) ...freezing and turning to smile with random groups when the photographer swept in, captive to ambient scraps of mind-numbing con† (source)
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The violence inside was almost cartoonish, like the work of some mad impressionist who painted only in red.† (source)
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Jules's face was like an Impressionist painting—blurred around the edges, lacking detail.† (source)Impressionist = an artist painter who uses dabs of color to give an impression rather than a photographic-like depiction
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But in its day the City of Poets was fair indeed, a bit of Socrates's Athens with the intellectual excitement of Renaissance Venice, the artistic fervor of Paris in the days of the Impressionists, the true democracy of the first decade of Orbit City, and the unlimited future of Tau Ceti Center.† (source)Impressionists = artist painters that uses dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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The guests at the tables were rendered with the short, bright strokes of Impressionism, adding to the sense that they were engaged in lively conversations; while the waiters moving deftly between the tables were rendered in something of a blur.† (source)Impressionism = popular art movement of late 19th century French painters who used dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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There were two matching crystal lamps, one on each of the nightstands, and an Impressionist landscape painting hung on the wall opposite the closet.† (source)Impressionist = an artist painter who uses dabs of color to give an impression rather than a photographic-like depiction
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Cass and Eric moved in some panic through this crowd, trying to find a quieter place; through fields of French impressionists and cubists and cacophonous modern masters, into a smaller room dominated by an enormous painting, executed, principally, in red, before which two students, a girl and a boy, stood holding hands.† (source)impressionists = artist painters that uses dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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Advanced Portraiture, Impressionism, Graphic Novel Illustration.† (source)Impressionism = popular art movement of late 19th century French painters who used dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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It was raining harder now; the fat drops were falling too fast for the windshield wipers to keep up with them, making it look as though we were headed straight into an Impressionist's vision of West Virginia.† (source)Impressionist = an artist painter who uses dabs of color to give an impression rather than a photographic-like depiction
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He opened a folder with a report on security at a museum where a big exhibition of French Impressionists was opening soon.† (source)Impressionists = artist painters that uses dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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I signed up for a class in French Impressionism, mostly to fill out my schedule, not for any particular reason.† (source)Impressionism = popular art movement of late 19th century French painters who used dabs of color to give an impression of their subject rather than a photographic-like depiction
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The London streets are an Impressionist painting of slick cobblestones, orangey streetlamps, well-manicured hedges, and clusters of black umbrellas.† (source)Impressionist = an artist painter who uses dabs of color to give an impression rather than a photographic-like depiction
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