The Trumpet Shop Vintage Prints Blog — impressionism
What did the artists of the 1880s ever do for us?
The 1880s marked a turning point in the development of art, as a wave of new movements and styles emerged in response to the changing world. This period saw the rise of Impressionism, Symbolism, and Art Nouveau, among other movements, all of which had a profound impact on the art world and beyond. Impressionism, perhaps the most well-known movement of the era, emerged in France in the 1870s and reached its peak in the 1880s. Led by artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas, Impressionism rejected the academic conventions of the time and instead focused on capturing...