Impressionist

Renoir Self-Portrait 1910

Impressionist is an artist or musician who identifies with the Impressionism movement. These include Claude Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Mary Cassat, among others. The public, at first hostile, gradually came to believe that the Impressionists had captured a fresh and original vision, even if the art critics and art establishment disapproved of the new style.

By recreating the sensation in the eye that views the subject, rather than delineating the details of the subject, and by creating a welter of techniques and forms, Impressionism is a precursor of various painting styles, including Neo-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism.