William Wilson Corcoran Gallery - north wall - second view

 

Many Impressionists painted outdoors, en plein air (a fancy French phase), to directly observe and capture the natural environment. This approach allowed them to study the changing qualities of light and atmosphere during the day. They often had to work fast before the light changed too much.

 

(above: Edward Henry Potthast, Blonde and Brunette, c. 1910. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

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