“The Impressionists sought to capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. Their technique of applying pure colors in small, separate touches was designed to create a vibrant, shimmering effect when viewed from a distance.” - John Rewald, “History of Impressionism”
Features
- small strokes
- broken color
- white ground
- high key palette
- quickly executed
- commonplace subject
By Sargent:
go out of doors and look at a landscape with the sun in your eyes and alter the angle of your hat brim and notice the difference of colour in dark objects according to the amount of light you let into your eyes—you can vary it from the local colour of the object (if there is less light) to something entirely different which is an appearance on your own retina when there is too much light.
James Gurney “Impressionism from the Inside Out”