What type of brushstrokes do impressionists use?

Answer 1

Matisse was the most well known impressionist of the 15th century. He use short darting strokes when painting Michelangelo's David on contract for Emperor Nero. Later when Spain invaded France to aid the Muslim advance, he hid in Belgium where he trained Pablo Picasso another noted impressionist of the era. The two contemporaries, built the Louvre where the great works of impressionist art are currently held - George Munk's "The Scream" is the most famous.

Answer 2

Seurat, of course, didn't use the brushstrokes of other Impressionists, but points (hence, Pointilism). Some still classify Pointillists as Impressionists.

Answer 3

Impressionism is a style derived from the work of artists like Claude Monet. Because their intent was to paint the effects of light as it is broken up by surfaces their technique was a rapid one. To this end they painted quickly and directly, placing colours side by side to achieve optical mixing. The best brush for this technique was a square ended bristle brush which did not bend much and placed thick short strokes of colour rapidly onto the canvas.It is this construction of parallel, vertical and horizontal brushstrokes combined with dots of colour on a white canvas that gives Impressionism its unique visual quality.

Answer 4

why not look at the work of impressionist artists & judge for yourself? then you will understand it better.

Answer 5

The brush strokes of the Masters, (Monet' etc.) are short and repetitive. Modern artists are inclined to use broader and more sweeping strokes.

Answer 6

Some of them applied a heavier texture of paint to the canvas.