Five not-so-famous things about the Impressionist movement


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A visitor looks at the painting 'Bal du Moulin de la Galette' (Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette - 1876) by French impressionist painter Auguste Renoir" (1841-1919), during a visit of the exhibition 'Paris 1874 Inventing Impressionism' at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Photo: AFP

As the art world marks 150 years since Impressionism burst onto the canvas in a blurry riot of colour, here are five little-known facts about the wildly popular movement.

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