Question

Impressionist paintings are characterized by which of the following? (Look at images of Impressionist paintings in Chapter 18 of your text for help.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Characteristic are small brushstrokes, light tones, depictions of light movements, depictions of everyday scenes, non-precise presentations of images, and studies of nature.

Explanation:

Some of the characteristics of impressionism are:

• small, visible brush strokes done swiftly, with no precision – these strokes were used in order to capture the light movements and part with the tradition of precision and perfection in art
• the usage of light and pastel colors and the rare appearance of the dark shadows and black – the impressionism was focused on the light and the passage of it, so the colors were chosen according to it
• non-precise objects that can’t be pinpointed from near, and make sense when observed from afar – the idea of the artist from a movement was to get observers into the painting from afar, while on the proximity they might only see the movements of the brush resembling the light movements.
• the common, everyday scenes – impressionist tried to paint what was around them in their daily lives. They wanted to catch movements of nature, normal, domestic scenes, the pastime of people and small, but special moments, and make them immortal. They did not paint historic events or important political figures.