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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

In July 2006, Manhattan prosecutors charged Doyle with the theft of a bronze sculpture of a nude dancer by French impressionist Edgar Degas valued at $600,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

It’s packed with ideas from all over the American songbook — Aaron Copland and western folk, run through with Wilson’s own cracked impressionist view of life on the rails.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 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

Marvel star Stan avoids portraying Trump as a caricature villain in the film, or in the exaggerated, comedic way Trump is often presented by impressionists.

From BBC Oct. 15, 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

Gervex and Duez are very much more than impressionists, both in theory and practice.

From French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture by W. C. (William Crary) Brownell




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