Among the common features of impressionist art are A. reflected light and textured surfaces. The aim of Impressionists was to capture the way light actually looked like in real life - so they tried very hard to depict that in their paintings. B is incorrect because Impressionist art is rather messy. C is incorrect because very small brush strokes were used (swirling brush strokes were used in the Expressionism). D is incorrect because Impressionism was all about subjectivity, rather than being objective.
Impressionist art is a style in which the artist tries to captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they have been just caught a glimpse of it. This art emphasis on the accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities. Expressionist art tried to convey emotion and meaning rather than reality and at the same time the colors that are used are often vivid or shocking.
