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1. In Europe, an art establishment evolved that codified rules for the production of art and rewarded artists whose work fell within the rules with a showing of their work at the annual "Salon." Adolphe-William Bouguereau serves as an example of the style of the French and British Royal Art academies. 2. The development of photography had a major impact on the style and content of impressionist and post-impressionist painting. 3. Impressionism developed during the last half of the 19th century. It was a style created by anti-establishment artists that revolutionized the way the world looked at art and artists. 4. Impressionist artists claimed to be attempting to capture the "transitory" effects of light and color... a far cry from classical ideal form. 5. For the first time, artists didn't have to rely on the support of the wealthy aristocracy to make a living. 6. Many of the original Impressionist artists, such as C�zanne, Seurat, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Renior, Manet, Degas and others sought more solid form and more individual expression and became known as Post-impressionists. 7. It was from these artists that many in the movements we have come to know as "Modern Art" drew their inspiration.
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