{"product_id":"french-impressionism-h-toulouse-lautrec-art-sov-sheet-of-2-stamps-mint-nh","title":"French Impressionism H. Toulouse Lautrec Art Sov. Sheet of 2 Stamps Mint NH","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"inkfrog_crosspromo_top\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"inkfrog_crosspromo_top\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMali French Impressionism H. Toulouse Lautrec Art Sov. Sheet of 2 Stamps Mint NH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench Impressionism started as a rebellion of a few young artists in Paris around 1863 against a rigid art establishment. It took the Impressionist artists about 20 years before ridicule was replaced by recognition. French Impressionism had paved the way for all subsequent 20th century art movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Essentials of French Impressionism\u003cbr\u003eImpressionist art started with a rebellion by four art students and friends - Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Bazille. They knew each other from common painting classes where they learned conventional painting. Conventional art in France was then done exclusively in studios with subjects centered around history and Greek mythology and with dominant dark colors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four young artists thought this was rather boring and one day they took their easels, went to the nearby forest of Fontainbleau and started painting in the open air. They painted with swift brush strokes trying to catch the impression of the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShowing the effects of light on a subject was paramount for the Impressionist art movement. Claude Monet later painted several series of the same subject at different times of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother very visible difference of French Impressionism was the use of light and strong colors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the beginning the Impressionist painters were nothing but ridiculed by the public. Art critics called the paintings unfinished and declared the artists as madmen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn newspaper cartoons pregnant women were warned not to enter an Impressionist art exhibition because of the danger of a miscarriage. In other caricatures it was proposed to fend off the Prussian enemy, who was marching towards Paris in 1870, by showing them Impressionist paintings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt took nearly 20 years until Impressionism was finally recognized and appreciated in France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePost Impressionism and Neo Impressionism\u003cbr\u003eThe terms Post Impressionism and Neo Impressionism are used to categorize later artists like Paul Gauguin or Vincent van Gogh. Their art style was bolder and more expressive than early French Impressionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorges Seurat and his friend Paul Signac went their own way with Pointillism, a painting technique that uses many, many little dots to compose a painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpressionist Artists\u003cbr\u003eAlfred Sisley 1839-1899\u003cbr\u003eBerthe Morisot 1841-1895\u003cbr\u003eCamille Pissarro 1855-1903\u003cbr\u003eClaude Monet 1840-1926\u003cbr\u003eEdgar Degas 1834-1917\u003cbr\u003eEdouard Manet 1856-1833\u003cbr\u003eFrederic Bazille 1841-1870\u003cbr\u003eMary Cassatt 1844-1926\u003cbr\u003ePaul Cezanne 1839-1906\u003cbr\u003eAuguste Renoir 1841-1919\u003cbr\u003eNeo Impressionists and Post Impressionists:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorges Seurat 1859-1891.\u003cbr\u003eToulouse Lautrec 1864-1901.\u003cbr\u003ePaul Gauguin 1848-1903.\u003cbr\u003ePaul Signac 1863-1935.\u003cbr\u003eVincent van Gogh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFast \u0026amp; Free Shipping within U.S.A. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe Care for your order, Pack it carefully and ship it within 24 hours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSatisfaction Guaranteed! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease explore our store for more stamps, souvenir sheets, post-office collectibles and philately books and pre-philatelic items: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003emontecinos.philately\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"inkfrog_crosspromo_bottom\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/hit.inkfrog.com\/t\/hit.gif?width=700\"\u003e","brand":"Montecinos Philately","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150867640492,"sku":"mkt1793829181640","price":11.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/1842\/5772\/files\/french-impressionism-h-toulouse-lautrec-art-sov-sheet-of-2-stamps-mint-nh_1.jpg?v=1793829192","url":"https:\/\/nathanmilkpitcher.shop\/products\/french-impressionism-h-toulouse-lautrec-art-sov-sheet-of-2-stamps-mint-nh","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}