Post-Impressionism

Emerging in the middle of the 19th century, the Impressionist art movement is characterized by relatively small, yet visible brush strokes, with an emphasis on simple subjects, open compositions, and the depiction of changing light and fluid motion in a static image. Though the movement faced harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France at the time, it would go on to gain worldwide prominence thanks to the works of renowned artists like Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Marie Bracquemond, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir— just to name a few.