Charlotte Dickinson AIS AIS Founder and Board Member
What is American Impressionism? A quote from my mentor William Schultz, Master Artist: "One needs to look back in history when over 100 years ago a group of French artists launched the New Vision. It was a new genre (style) of painting. Objectiveness was left behind, and wondrous sensations of beauty, line, tone and color built the image." As the world fell in love with this technique, many American artists flocked to France to learn from Monet, Pissarro, and others. They came together as a group and purchased a large brownstone building at 47 5th Avenue, New York City where they held exhibits and sold their works, which is now the Salmagundi Club. This club continues to be active to this day. They invited AIS to exhibit our 20th National Juried Show in September-October 2019. American Impressionism ranges from pure Impressionism, such as John Twachtman, Childe Hassam, and Willard Metcalf; to Edward Redfield, Aldro Hibbard, Emile Gruppe and their contemporaries, among whom were Charles Movalli, William Schultz, and the many working Masters we list in our catalogues. Impressionism is characterized by loose brushwork and some realism, thereby being more creative and showing something of the artist's soul.
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