French Influence On American Art
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Robinson, Theodore. "Low Tide, Riverside Yacht Club." 1894. Online image. Collection of Margaret and Raymond Horowitz. 24 September 2008. <http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/horo/full/039.htm>.
As shown above, American artists were very influenced by the French Impressionist movement. Impressionism served as a way for French artists to get away from the stoic norms of French painting. As more and more impressionist painters began to flourish, Americans quickly followed suit and started painting with impressionist style.
