British Impressionism

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Impressionism art movement

British Impressionism was an art movement in late 19th- and early 20th-century Britain that adapted French Impressionist techniques to distinctly British subjects, light, and landscapes.

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Label	Occurrences
British Impressionism canonical	4

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Impressionism ⓘ art movement ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	modern art ⓘ
artisticGoal	adapt French Impressionist techniques to British subjects ⓘ depict transient effects of light and atmosphere ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalContext	Edwardian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ late Victorian Britain ⓘ
differsFrom	French Impressionism in its focus on British light and weather ⓘ French Impressionism in its more conservative subject matter ⓘ
endTime	early 20th century ⓘ
focusesOn	British domestic life ⓘ British landscapes ⓘ British seascapes ⓘ British urban scenes ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	emphasis on color over line ⓘ exhibited in independent and commercial galleries ⓘ focus on local climate and light conditions ⓘ frequent coastal and river scenes ⓘ integration of British naturalistic traditions ⓘ interest in modern life ⓘ interest in weather and atmospheric effects ⓘ less radical than French Impressionism in composition ⓘ loose brushwork ⓘ middle-class patronage ⓘ often more subdued palette than French Impressionism ⓘ outdoor painting ⓘ sometimes overlapped with Edwardian art ⓘ sometimes overlapped with late Victorian art ⓘ
inception	late 19th century ⓘ
influenced	British modern art ⓘ early 20th-century British landscape painting ⓘ
influencedBy	French Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainRegion	Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementDomain	painting ⓘ visual arts ⓘ
relatedTo	New English Art Club NERFINISHED ⓘ post-Impressionism in Britain ⓘ
sharesFeatureWith	French Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalSubject	British coastal resorts ⓘ English countryside ⓘ London street scenes ⓘ Thames river views ⓘ
usesTechnique	attention to effects of light ⓘ broken brushwork ⓘ high-keyed color ⓘ plein air painting ⓘ

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Alfred Munnings → movement → British Impressionism ⓘ

Wynford Dewhurst: The Picnic → inArtisticTradition → British Impressionism ⓘ

Ennui → movement → British Impressionism ⓘ

The Old Bedford → movement → British Impressionism ⓘ