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Manet influenced many painters, among them Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. During the 1870s, these artists often painted in the open air along the Seine, using flickering brushstrokes to capture fleeting effects of light. They worked rapidly and exploited such technical advances as oil paint in tubes that could be easily carried around. In 1874, they helped to organize a group exhibition of such works, which were dismissed as 'impressionist', originally a term of abuse. Subsequently, all four artists became world-famous, and Monet in particular, remained loyal to the Impressionist style throughout his life. |
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