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impressionist

[im-presh-uh-nist] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nɪst /


NOUN
stylist
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He returned from the United States to live in east Yorkshire, but a few years later moved to northern France after falling in love with the verdant landscapes that inspired impressionist master Claude Monet.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Michelle Burt, an expressive impressionist artist based in Laguna Beach, stands in her booth.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

He spent the better part of a decade in the impressionist and modern-art department before moving to work under Tobias Meyer, then Sotheby’s worldwide head of contemporary art and principal auctioneer.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

The former contains a painting of the local windmills by French impressionist Claude Monet, who visited in 1871.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

From the employee side of the window, the outside world looked fluid, all the people on the other side wavy, like an impressionist watercolor.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The gallery also features works by impressionists Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2024

The fluid brushstrokes made Hals a major influence of later artists like Vincent van Gogh and impressionists like Édouard Manet.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

“All the impressionists even had classes with each other.”

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2023

It’s more evidence that Johnson is one of sharpest impressionists in comedy today.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2023

To "do" her in dots like the pointillistes or in touches after the manner of the earlier impressionists would be ridiculous.

From Visionaries by James Huneker




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