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The Impressionists painted slices of everyday life in natural light: people on a picnic, a walk in the park, or an outdoor summer dance. They sought to catch fleeting moments on canvas and the changing effects of light (see Chapter 19). Their rapid brushstrokes (you have to paint fast if you’re going to catch a fleeting moment) give their work a fuzzy, slightly out-of-focus look.

Because of the slightly out-of-focus look of the Impressionists’ work, people in the 1870s thought their paintings looked unfinished — or that the artists needed glasses! Today Impressionism is the most popular style in the history of art.