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"So much of the art, Impressionism, is about nature, and virtually every Matisse is somehow looking from inside to outside," Mr. Williams said.
The Barnes in a New Light Julia M. Klein 2010
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Take for instance, the difference between Philip Glass and John Adams: where Adams, with his hints towards jazz and Impressionism, is deliberately asserting a taxonomic relationship with various established genres, Glass's music, especially outside of a dramatic context, usually seems more concerned with internal proportion than external lineage.
Categorical denials Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Take for instance, the difference between Philip Glass and John Adams: where Adams, with his hints towards jazz and Impressionism, is deliberately asserting a taxonomic relationship with various established genres, Glass's music, especially outside of a dramatic context, usually seems more concerned with internal proportion than external lineage.
Archive 2008-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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"But then you can see as soon as he got to Paris, his pallet lightened and I think the interest in neo-Impressionism is very clear in the second portrait."
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Chapter on the glare aesthetic in American Impressionism by William Gerdts, link.
Archive 2008-07-01 James Gurney 2008
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He had found the thing which the modern people call Impressionism, which is another name for that final scepticism which can find no floor to the universe.
The Criminals Chase the Police Gilbert Keith 1908
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He had found the thing which the modern people call Impressionism, which is another name for that final scepticism which can find no floor to the universe.
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A California Impressionism has its roots in French Impressionism with which these artists were well-acquainted.
daytondailynews.com - News mmoss@daytondailynews.com 2010
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The word Impressionism often conjures up visions of the beautiful gardens and lily ponds of Monet, the tender family scenes of Renoir and Cassatt, or the dancers of Degas.
unknown title 2009
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Anne and Kenneth Griffin - Impressionism and Post-Impressionist art
July 2007 2007
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