Luminism is a late-

impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

or neo-impressionist style in painting which devotes great attention to light effects. The term has been used for the style of the Belgian (mainly Flemish) painters such as

Emile Claus Emile Claus (27 September 1849 – 14 June 1924) was a Belgian painter. Life Emile Claus was born on 27 September 1849, in Sint-Eloois-Vijve, a village in West Flanders (Belgium), at the banks of the river Lys (river), Lys. Emile was the twe ...

and

Théo van Rysselberghe Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe (23 November 1862 – 13 December 1926) was a Belgian Neo-impressionism, neo-impressionist Painting, painter, who played a pivotal role in the European art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Bi ...

and their followers Adriaan Jozef Heymans,

Anna Boch Anna-Rosalie Boch (10 February 1848 – 25 February 1936), known as Anna, was a Belgium, Belgian Painting, painter, art collector, and the only female member of the artistic group, Les XX. Born in La Louvière, Saint-Vaast, Hainaut Province, Hai ...

, Évariste Carpentier, Guillaume Van Strydonck, , Jenny Montigny, Anna De Weert, George Morren, Rodolphe De Saegher, Emmanuel Viérin, Modest Huys, , , Yvonne Serruys and Juliette Wytsman, as well as for the early pointillist work of the Dutch painters

Jan Toorop Johannes Theodorus "Jan" TooropJan Toorop
Netherlands Institute for Art History, 2014. Retrieved on 18 February 201 ...

, Leo Gestel, Jan Sluijters, and

Piet Mondriaan Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (, , ), was a Dutch Painting, painter and Theory of art, art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He w ...

. After Emile Claus died in 1930, his pupil, Anna de Weert continued to paint in the luminist style at her studio near Ghent. In the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

painting the luminism term or

Valencian Valencian can refer to: * Something related to the Valencian Community ( Valencian Country) in Spain * Something related to the city of Valencia * Something related to the province of Valencia in Spain * Something related to the old Kingdom of ...

luminism used for the work of a group of prominent Spanish painters led by Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, Teodoro Andreu, Francisco Benítez Mellado and Vicente Castell. The Belgian and Dutch styles have little in common: Emile Claus's work is still close to that of the great French impressionists, especially

Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, ; ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his ...

, whereas Dutch luminism, characterized by the use of large color patches, is closer to

fauvism Fauvism ( ) is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of (, ''the wild beasts''), a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong col ...

Gallery

File:Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida - Strolling along the Seashore - Google Art Project.jpg, '' Paseo a orillas del mar'', de Joaquín Sorolla, 1909. File:Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench Emparrado.jpg, ''Emparrado'', de Ignacio Pinazo, 1912. File:Emile Claus (1849-1924) De ijsvogels (1891) MSK Gent 22-10-2017 11-50-59.JPG, Emile Claus
''Skaters'' File:Emile Claus - First Communion.jpg, Emile Claus
''First Communion'' File:Young peasant women at the leie, by EmileClaus.jpg, Emile Claus
''Young peasant women at the Leie'' File:Jeune fille à l'arrosoir.jpg, Évariste Carpentier
''Girl with a Watering Can'' File:Près de la rivière. Evariste Carpentier.jpg, Évariste Carpentier
''Near River'' File:Le vieux jardinier (Guillaume Van Strydonck).jpg, Guillaume Van Strydonck
''The Old Gardener'' File:Saules aux bords de l'Escaut (Guillaume Van Strydonck).jpg, Guillaume Van Strydonck
''Willows by the Scheldt'' File:Juliette Wytsman001.jpg, Juliette Wytsman
''Spirea'' File:Jenny Montigny.Kleuterschool te Deurle.JPG, Jenny Montigny
''Deurle Kindergarten'' File:Le passage (Modest Huys).jpg, Modest Huys
''Crossing'' File:Entrée du béguinage de Bruges (1911).jpg, Emmanuel Viérin File:Hiver en Flandre.jpg, Rodolphe De Saegher

References

Impressionism . Art movements in Europe Post-Impressionism Art movements in Dutch painting Belgian art movements Spanish art {{Art-movement-stub