Canadian Impressionism, a significant art movement emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, saw artists like Maurice Cullen and Helen McNicoll adapt French Impressionist techniques – focusing on light, color, and visible brushstrokes – to uniquely capture the distinct qualities of Canadian landscapes, urban scenes, and rural life, particularly the interplay of light on snow and water; this movement laid important groundwork for later artistic developments in Canada, including, indirectly, some elements that influenced the Group of Seven.
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