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Artwork
Impression, sunrise
Claude Monet
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1872
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Style
Cityscape
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Impressionism
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Oil
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Canvas
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When Impression, Sunrise hung at its first exhibition in 1874, art critic Louis Leroy derisively used the term “Impressionistic,” from the title of this painting, to describe Monet’s works. This term ...
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Daniel Ginn
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4 months ago
Intriguing backstory behind the piece and its role in impressionism, however, the piece has more muted tones than some of his other works.
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