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American Impressionists
American artists, trained at the Academie Julian in Paris, became the first American Impressionists. They started two schools of art known as the Boston School and Rockport School.
French Artists
Matisse, Henri | Decoding His Color
Matisse pioneered a revolutionary use of color, refusing to accept that color must reflect the real world. Matisse moved around the wheel, using jarring colors to quickly become a ‘bad boy’ of French art.
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Russian Artists
Russian Impressionists | Two Schools
The Russian Impressionist movement included a number of artists who received little recognition in the Western world. Two such artists, Igor Grabar and Abram Arkhipov, are excellent representives of the two schools of the movement.
Italian Artists
Raphael | Landmark Work
During Raphael’s apprenticeship in Florence he had the opportunity to see Leonardo work on the Mona Lisa. This exposure influenced Raphael's work, making it more dynamic and complex.