Introduction to Impressionist Oil Painting

Impressionism emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century. A group of painters centered on Manet, such as Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Cézanne, Degas, Pissarro, etc., under the slogan of opposing academic art, carried out artistic innovation with an innovative attitude and became famous. Enter the French painting world. They held their first exhibition in Paris in 1874, which received a great response from the society. Among the exhibited works, there was an oil painting titled "Impression Sunrise" created by Monet, which was attacked by academics. Critics jokingly called these The painters were "Impressionists", hence the name Impressionist painting.