Ignored by the establishment, a group of renegade painters set up their own independent exhibition in the spare room of a photographer's studio. In Paris in 1874 the city was busy recovering from the bloodshed of the Franco-Prussian war and the proletarian revolution known as the Paris Commune. Bourgeois stoicism was back in fashion and the paintings of Claude Monet were not to one art critic's taste. Louis Leroy, upon passing the artist's small-scale canvas titled "Sunrise Impression" stated scathingly: "A preliminary drawing for a wallpaper pattern is more highly finished than this seascape... It is no more than an impression." Quickly hijacking the phrase intended to satirize their works, the loose group of independent artists began referring to themselves as the 'Impressionists'. History proved Leroy wrong, and the work of the Impressionists how reigns as the most beloved and agreeable in the history of painting. That the origins of the movement caused so much controversy is often rather hard to fathom, but it is important to remember that the stunning ingenuity of Monet's idiosyncratic style effectively swept away over a century of rigid Academic conservatism. By painting the effects of light rather than the forms usually depicted, Monet's "Sunrise Impression" captures the transitory essence of light upon surfaces - the essential ingredients of human vision. By adding a dab here and a dab there as the light changed, the artist depicted the temporal shift of day, creating an art that is both organic and ephemeral. This quiet riot on canvas can be seen as a visual manifesto for the style that would take the Parisian art world by storm.
Ignored by the establishment, a group of renegade painters set up their own independent exhibition in the spare room of a photographer’s studio. In Paris in 1874 the city was busy recovering from the bloodshed of the Franco-Prussian war and the proletarian revolution known as the Paris Commune. Bourgeois stoicism was back in fashion and the paintings of Claude Monet were not to one art critic’s taste. Louis Leroy, upon passing the artist’s small-scale canvas titled “Sunrise Impression” stated scathingly: “A preliminary drawing for a wallpaper pattern is more highly finished than this seascape... It is no more than an impression.” Quickly hijacking the phrase intended to satirize their works, the loose group of independent artists began referring to themselves as the ‘Impressionists’. History proved Leroy wrong, and the work of the Impressionists how reigns as the most beloved and agreeable in the history of painting. That the origins of the movement caused so much controversy is often rather hard to fathom, but it is important to remember that the stunning ingenuity of Monet’s idiosyncratic style effectively swept away over a century of rigid Academic conservatism. By painting the effects of light rather than the forms usually depicted, Monet’s “Sunrise Impression” captures the transitory essence of light upon surfaces — the essential ingredients of human vision. By adding a dab here and a dab there as the light changed, the artist depicted the temporal shift of day, creating an art that is both organic and ephemeral. This quiet riot on canvas can be seen as a visual manifesto for the style that would take the Parisian art world by storm.
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Canvas Print Framing Options
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
All of our artwork comes gallery wrapped. The image is stretched around the sides and stapled to the
back of the wooden frame. Your piece of art will be ready to hang, and will include an easy-to-use
hanging kit.
Canvas Stretcher Bar Keys
The use of canvas stretcher bar keys is essential for preserving the visual appeal of canvas artwork, as they allow for the adjustment of canvas tension, which in turn guarantees a surface that is free of wrinkles. Stretcher keys are the preferred canvas stretching method by art professionals around the world as well as ours.
FRAME OPTIONS
Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art. Mottled gold & silver frames are hard wood with a textured metallic finish. Silver pairs well with cool colors and dark backgrounds, while gold pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors. Dark wood can look great with rustic, farmhouse, nature and photography prints.
Framed Canvas Framing Options
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
All of our artwork comes gallery wrapped. The image is stretched around the sides and stapled to the
back of the wooden frame. Your piece of art will be ready to hang, and will include an easy-to-use
hanging kit.
Floating Frame
A little “armor for your art” that won‘t obscure the canvas. Your canvas print is
gallery wrapped and mounted to a 2" thick, elegant, black hard wood frame. The art is inset, leaving a
3/8" space between the art and frame, creating the illusion that your art is “floating.”
FRAME OPTIONS
Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art. Mottled gold & silver frames are hard wood with a textured metallic finish. Silver pairs well with cool colors and dark backgrounds, while gold pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors. Dark wood can look great with rustic, farmhouse, nature and photography prints.
About Fine Art Prints
Fine Art Paper
Presented on heavyweight (300 GSM) fine art paper with a distinct textured surface, using long-lasting ultra-chrome inks. A white border is left around the artwork for self-matting or to draw the eye in further.
Low-Glare Acrylic
Acrylite clear-coat premium glazing reduces glare while maintaining a crystal clear view of your art. Your art will be well protected and easy to clean.
Frame Options
Our Indonesian hardwood frames are handcrafted at iCanvas. Black & white matte frames have a sleek lacquer finish and are versatile enough to pair with almost any piece of art.
Mottled Gold has a textured metallic finish and pairs particularly well with classic art, traditional décor, and warmer colors.
Natural Wood brings the outdoors in and pairs well with watercolors, Scandinavian style artwork, or any natural, earthy subject matter.
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Giclee Printing Process
The standard for precision and stunning color reproduction.
Premium Materials
The best quality canvas for texture and finish; premium inks for vivid color; hand-stretched over 100% North American pine frames.
Handcrafted
Every item is made-to-order — printed, stretched, and stapled here, at iCanvas.
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