Definitions for plein-air
plein-air
plein-air
Spelling: [pleyn-air; French ple-ner]
IPA: /ˌpleɪnˈɛər; French plɛˈnɛr/
Plein-Air is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 281 anagrams from letters in plein-air (-aeiilnpr).
Definitions for plein-air
adjective
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pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
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designating a painting executed out of doors and representing a direct response to the scene or subject in front of the artist.
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(of a painting) having the qualities of air and natural light.
noun
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the open air, especially the daylight of outdoors.
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Fine Arts. the quality of light and atmosphere out of doors, especially this quality as rendered in painting.
Origin of plein-air
First recorded in 1890-95; adj. use of plein air
Examples for plein-air
This was the sentimental echo of his former genuine enthusiasm for plein-air effects.
Of course, plein-air painting was at first the chief object of their endeavours.
But in the orchestra of Strauss, the color-gamut of the plein-air painters got a musical equivalent.
About 1881 he seems to have exhausted his direct interest in the plein-air movement.
All three pictures are full of plein-air effect, the one at Verona especially.