French impressionism

French impressionism is the art movement that emerged in France during the 1860s–1880s, characterized by visible brushstrokes, emphasis on light and color, and scenes of everyday life captured as if in a fleeting moment.

Monet, Renoir, and Degas are among its best-known practitioners.

The term extends to French music of the same era—particularly Debussy and Ravel—marked by atmospheric textures and harmonic ambiguity.