The Magpie (1868-1869) by Claude Monet
This painting of a place in the countryside, executed on the spot, uses very unusual pale, luminous colors. Sun and shade construct the painting and translate the impalpable part-solid part-liquid matter. The Impressionist landscape was born, 5 years before the first official exhibition when the movement was given its name.

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