The impressionists were the first to paint the outdoors while out of the doors! ;o) Up to that time they painted mostly in studios and didn’t get out to paint.
Why so many boats you ask?…
These were pre-aviation times and boats were the most important mode of transportation as well as a status symbol if private. They were a way of life as cars and planes and busses are now. They were a common site.
Impressionism is my favorite style of painting after realism.
Great question!!! ;o)
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They took the act of painting out of the studio and into the world. Previously, not only still lifes and portraits, but also landscapes, had been painted indoors, but the Impressionists found that they could capture the momentary and transient effects of sunlight by painting en plein air. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressioni…
Good sites below for stuying and learning about Impressionism and the Art Movement;http://www.impressionism.org/http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/impr…http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/imp…http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/stu…http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site…http://www.artchive.com/artchive/impress…http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?p=impr…
Good Books to read for studying Impressionism.http://www.amazon.com/Impressionism-Art-…
Hope this helped,
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