The American Impressionism, California School was active from 1900 to around 1940. Prior to 1900, traditional landscape painting was dominant. Impressionism in California was strongest between 1900 and 1915. After 1915, several other modern art movements co-existed. By looking at examples of paintings that embody hints of other art movements, one can see the gradual shift from traditional landscape-influenced paintings to Modernist-influenced paintings via Impressionism.Paintings are classified as Impressionist based on characteristics such as their technical application of brushwork, palette and faithful replication of natural lighting. This labeling does not preclude other art styles, however, from... Read more

Cooper, Colin Campbell	Columbus Circle	Flat Iron Building	Fortune Teller	Grand Central Station
Hill, Thomas	View of Yosemite Valley	A View of the Hetch Hetchy Valley with Deer in the Foreground and Mount Conness in the Distance	A View of Yosemite Valley	After the Storm, Yosemite Valley
Rose, Guy	California Poppy Field	Carmel Seascape	Giverny Hillside	Laguna Eucalyptus
Symons, George Gardner	An Opalescent River	Evening Light On The Hill, Berkshire Mountains	Farmhouse In The Snow	Fishing Village, St. Ives
Wachtel, Elmer	Poppies At Dusk	Spring Landscape	Stream In Landscape, Santa Anita Canyon	Landscape