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"I went across the river the other day to see an exhibition of the work of a new school which call themselves "Impressionists." I never in my life saw more horrible things . ... They do not observe drawing nor form but give you an impression of what they call nature. It was worse than the Chamber of Horrors. I was there about a quarter of an hour and left with a head ache, but I told the man exactly what I thought. One francentree. I was mad for two or three days, not only having paid the money but for the demoralizing effect it must have on many." - Julian Alden Weir
The man protesting excessively in a letter home to his parents in New York, quoted from above, became one of the first and leading AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS. His initial disdain might be explained in part by the fact that he had studied at the conservative National Academy of Design in New York and then with GEROME in Paris. The Red Bridge (1895) shows his switch to Impressionism midway in his career: a painted cast-iron bridge in lush green surroundings. This work demonstrates the momentary sensations of light that preoccupied painters like MONET. During the 188os, Weir's farm in Connecticut was a gathering place for artists including RYDER and fellow American Impressionists HASSAM and TWACHTMAN, who joined him in painting the surrounding scenery. Weir was one of the founders of the Ten American Painters.
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