Impressionism - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Impressionism :  (noun)

1: a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light [syn: Impressionism]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Impressionism : \Im*pres"sion*ism\, n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts) The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Impressionism

Vitto3: RUSSIAN Impressionism: http://affilates-money.blogspot.com/?spref=tw
BarnsiteArts: .: Tetuzi_Akiyama_and_Toshimaru_Nakamura_-_Semi-Impressionism-2009-dzp http://bit.ly/7zFvKI
jzombie: @willozap is being snarky about the ubiquitous appeal of Impressionism. Feeling a bit lofty this morning are we?
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