Impressionismus

Impressionism (late 19th-century art movement)

noun im-preh-syo-NIS-moos Rare

Origin: from French impressionnisme

Usage Note

Impressionismus is the movement originating in 1870s France, capturing light and atmosphere through loose brushwork and vivid colour rather than precise outline. Key German figures include Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth.

Examples

"Der Impressionismus revolutionierte die Malerei, indem er flüchtige Lichtmomente festhielt."

Natural Translation

Impressionism revolutionised painting by capturing fleeting moments of light.

Literal Translation

The Impressionism revolutionised the painting, by-that-it fleeting light-moments captured.

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