impressionists

I have just discovered a painter named Eugene Delacroix. A French Romantic painter, he was born near Paris in 1798. Delacrox used expressive brushstrokes and his studiy of the optical effects of color profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, such as Degas and Manet, whose work followed his. His painitings show classical realism, yet such color and movement that they were a sign of the style to come. He loved painting the realism of battles and also went to North Africa for fresh inspiration.