Italian, 1846-1884 Italian painter, pastellist and printmaker. Throughout his career he was committed to a plein-air aesthetic and was particularly interested in rendering varying light effects, a concern that brought him into contact with the Impressionists. He was also acquainted with the members of the Macchiaioli, for whom his work was influential. In addition to oils, he experimented with printmaking and made innovative use of pastels. Practising a restrained, and therefore 'acceptable', form of Impressionism,  Related Paintings of Giuseppe de nittis :. | Breakfast in the Garden | Presso al lago by Giuseppe de Nittis (1848-1884) oil painting (1880), Pinacotecca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy | In the Fields Around London (nn02) | breakfast in the garden | On a Bench on the Champs Elysees (nn02) |
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