- Impressionism conveys the effect of a natural scene on the painter and effect of the painting on the beholder. - Impressionism is characterised by thin brush strokes and more flowing use of colour. It also aims to highlight movement and is more interested in giving a hazy image with more emphasis on the effects of lighting and on colours than on specific contours and lines. - The term Impressionism is derived from [[Claude Monet]]'s painting Impression, Soleil Levant (Sunset). - ![[Impression, Soleil Levant - Claude Monet.png]] - Impressionism is also sometimes seen as the first move towards abstraction. ---- The term Impressionism, derived from Monet’s painting Impression, Soleil Levant (Sunrise), was used to describe the movement. The term conveys the effect of a natural scene on the painter and the effect of the painting on the beholder. - [[Reductionism in Art and Brain Science]]