Impressionism was an art movement between 1860-1886 led by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley who used short, broken brush strokes of pure color and complementary colors to depict the effects of light on landscapes and scenes of modern life, working outdoors rather than in studios. Monet's painting "Impression: Sunrise" gave the name to the movement in 1874 as the Impressionists reacted against Realism by trying to capture subjects as the eye saw them.

1. Impressionism (1860-1886)

2. Principal Artists Claude Monet Camille Pissarro Pierre-Auguste Renoir Alfred Sisley

3. Techniques Short, broken brush strokes that barely convey forms. Pure colours. Effects of light. The use of complementary colours. Shadows and highlights in color, not black. They worked outside their studios.

4. Subjects Modern life. The way that ordinary people spent their free time. Landscapes. Each painter developed his own set of theme.

5. Monet´s painting “Impression: Sunrise” gave the name to the movement in 1874. The Impressionist painters reacted against the traditional art style: Realism. They tried to capture an object, landcape or people as the eye saw it.