Luminism is a late- impressionist or

neo-impressionist Neo-Impressionism is a term coined by French art critic Félix Fénéon in 1886 to describe an art movement founded by Georges Seurat. Seurat's most renowned masterpiece, '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'', marked the beginn ...

style in painting which devotes great attention to light effects. The term has been used for the style of the

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

(mainly

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

) 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. Emile was the twelfth child i ...

and

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

and their followers (

Adriaan Jozef Heymans Adriaan Jozef Heymans (or Adrien-Joseph Heymans; 11 June 1839 in Antwerp – December 1921 in Brussels) was a Belgian impressionist landscape painter. Biography His father was a trader in window-glass, who died when Heymans was only seven. Af ...

, Anna Boch,

Évariste Carpentier Évariste Carpentier (1845 – 1922) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes and animated landscapes. Over the years, his painting evolved from academic art to impressionism. Alongside Emile Claus, he is one of the earliest representatives of ...

Guillaume Van Strydonck Guillaume Van Strydonck (10 December 1861, Namsos – 2 July 1937, Saint-Gilles) was a Belgian painter. He was initially a realist, but later turned to impressionism. Life and work Van Strydonck was born in Norway, where his father was emplo ...

, , Jenny Montigny,

Anna De Weert Anna De Weert, née Cogen; Anna Virginie Caroline De Weert (27 May 1867 – 12 May 1950) was a Belgium, Belgian painter. She would paint in the Luminism (Impressionism), Luminist style. Life Weert was born in Ghent as Anna Virginie Caroline Cogen ...

, George Morren (1868–1941),

Modest Huys Modest Huys (25 October 1874, in Zulte – 30 January 1932, in Zulte) was a Flemish impressionist and Luminism (Impressionism), luminist painter, who is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian painters of the 20th century. Personal life From a yo ...

, , ,

Yvonne Serruys Yvonne Serruys (26 March 1873 – 1 May 1953) was a Franco- Belgian artist. In 1920, she received the Légion d’honneur. Biography Born in Menen, West Flanders into a wealthy francophone family, Serruys studied painting and drawing with ...

and Juliette Wytsman, as well as for the early

pointillist Pointillism (, ) is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" wa ...

work of the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

painters Jan Toorop,

Leo Gestel Leo Gestel (11 November 1881, Woerden – 26 November 1941, Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian ...

Jan Sluijters Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring. Sluijters (in English often spelled "Sluyters") was a leadin ...

, and

Piet Mondriaan Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, also , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being o ...

. 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 Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

painting the luminism term or

Valencian Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the El Carche comarca in Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance language also known as Catal ...

luminism used for the work of a group of prominent Spanish painters led by

Joaquín Sorolla Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida ( va, Joaquim Sorolla i Bastida, 27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish Valencian painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes and monumental works of social and historical themes. ...

Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench (January 11, 1849 – October 18, 1916) was a Spanish painter from Valencia. He was one of the most prominent Impressionist painters from late nineteenth century Spain. Biography Born into a poor family in Valencia, ...

, Teodoro Andreu, Francisco Benítez Mellado and

Vicente Castell Vicente Castell Doménech (5 May 1871 – 18 January 1934) was a Spanish painter in the costumbrista style. Biography He was born in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Castellón de la Plana where most of the residents, including his parent ...

. Both 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 impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. Durin ...

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

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File:Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida - Strolling along the Seashore - Google Art Project.jpg, ''

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, 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'' 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
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