印象派(いんしょうは)

いんしょうは
noun
Impressionism; the Impressionists
arthistory
1. Impressionism; the Impressionists
The school of painting that began in France in the 1870s, which tried to capture light and passing moments with visible brushstrokes; also the painters of that school.
印象派(いんしょうは)の絵(え)が好(す)きだ。
I like Impressionist paintings.
モネは印象派(いんしょうは)を代表(だいひょう)する画家(がか)だ。
Monet is a leading painter of the Impressionist school.
「印象派(いんしょうは)」という名前(なまえ)は、モネの作品(さくひん)『印象(いんしょう)・日(ひ)の出(で)』から付(つ)けられた。
The name "Impressionism" comes from Monet's painting Impression, Sunrise.

Also used for music (ドビュッシー is called an 印象派(いんしょうは) composer).

Common collocations

  • 印象派(いんしょうは)の画家(がか): Impressionist painter
  • 印象派(いんしょうは)展(てん): an Impressionist exhibition
  • 後期(こうき)印象派(いんしょうは): Post-Impressionism (セザンヌ, ゴッホ, ゴーギャン)

Cultural note

Impressionist exhibitions are among the most popular in Japan. The movement itself was influenced by Japanese 浮世絵(うきよえ) prints, part of the vogue known as ジャポニスム.

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