... , he had a terrible hot temper when he was painting; therefore, he appreciated being alone when practicing his art. On that matter, history reveals some similarities with his contemporary impressionist colleague Claude Monet: both were hard workers - working early and braving Nature no matter what the weather was -, sometimes choleric, and quite often discouraged. Even though Monet and Cézanne had different ... ...

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... , avoiding traditional historical, religious or romantic themes to concentrate on landscapes and scenes of everyday life. The movement's name, initially coined in derision by a journalist, was inspired by one of Claude Monet's paintings entitled Impression - Sunrise. Post-Impressionism (1880-1910) Post-impressionism is an art-historical term coined (1910) by British art critic Roger Fry to describe the various styles of ... ...

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