Impressionism Quotes Quotes From Impressionists “I didn't become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.” – Claude Monet “Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis... Don't be afraid of putting on colour... Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression.” – Camille Pissarro "There isn't a single person or landscape or subject which doesn't possess some interest, although it may not be immediately apparent. When a painter discovers this hidden treasure, other people are immediately struck by its beauty." – Pierre- Auguste Renoir Quotes From Non-Impressionists “It took some time before the public learned that to appreciate an Impressionist painting one has to step back a few yards, and enjoy the miracle of seeing these puzzling patches suddenly fall into one place and come to life before our eyes.” – Enrnest Gombrich “The word "impressionism" as applied to art has been abused, and in the general acceptance of the term has become perverted.” – Childe Hassam “It would be wrong to regard Impressionism as a break in the development of art, although it contradicted so much that had gone before... Impressionism is better regarded as an apex of symmetrical curve, which begins by turning away from naturalism... A considerable distance has been traveled since then, but the path seems to be leading into the desert.” – Bodo W. Jaxtheimer “Impressionism came about because it suddenly became apparent that pure colours mix in the eye in a more dazzling way than they have ever been mixed in paint.” – Joseph Plaskett “The job of the impressionist painter is to say just enough without forcing the story on the viewer... detail kills imagination.” – Colley Whisson "Young people today who prefer the later works of Degas and Renoir hardly realize how much of its looser character was due to their failing sight." – William Rothenstein "The reproach that superficial people formulate against Manet, that whereas once he painted ugliness, now he paints vulgarity, falls harmlessly to the ground, when we recognize the fact that he paints the truth." -‐ Stéphane Mallarmé
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