.jpg) Painting en plein air, a traditionally abstract impressionist technique | |
| Years active | 1940s-Present |
|---|---|
| Location | Mainly United States, United Kingdom |
| Major figures | Bernard Cohen, Harold Cohen, Sam Francis, Patrick Heron, Nicolas de Staël |
| Influences | Impressionism |
Abstract impressionism is an art movement that originated in New York City, in the 1940s.[1][2] It involves the painting of a subject such as real-life scenes, objects, or people (portraits) in an Impressionist style, but with an emphasis on varying measures of abstraction.[2] The paintings are often painted en plein air, an artistic style involving painting outside with the landscape directly in front of the artist.[2] The movement works delicately between the lines of pure abstraction (the extent of which varies greatly) and the allowance of an impression of reality in the painting.[3]
- ^ Chilvers, Ian (2004). "Abstract Impressionism". The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198604761.
- ^ a b c Eduoard Malingue Gallery. Impressionism to Modern Art. Hong Kong: Eduard Malingue Gallery, 2011. 10.
- ^ Callen, Anthe (2000). Techniques of the Impressionists. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9781870461368.