Three characteristics of the Impressionism movement are asymmetrical balance, use of colored shadows, and use of pure color. Asymmetrical balance is is typically off-center or created with an odd or mismatched number of disparate elements. The use of colored shadows, with purples, yellows, and other colors, suggest colored shadows and reflected light. Thie heightened the coloristic effects that captured their attention when painting in the open air. Lastly, the use of pure color, when inspecterd closely, each hue is applied seperately but would be visually fused together by the human eye giving the sensation of flickering light and vibrating atmosphere. Three of the most renowned Imperssionist artists are Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, and Edgar Degas.
Claude Monet
"The Woman in the Green Dress" 1866
"The Magpie" 1868-1869
"Self Portrait" 1878
"The Boating Party" 1893-1894
Edgar Degas
"A Cotton Office in New Orleans" 1873
"The Dance Class" 1873-1876
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