Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Plein Air based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Plein Air
So, what is actually meant by Plein Air?
The term France Plein Air means coming out of the door and referring to the practice of painting the entire picture is complete from the door.
Explanation of Plein Air
Although artists have long been painted from the door to sketch or landscape studies of preparation, before the picture is finished the nineteenth century will not be made this way.
The plein air approach was spearheaded by John Constable in the UK C.1813-1, but from around 1860 it became fundamental for impressionism. The popularity of En Plein air paintings increased in the 1870s with the introduction of paint in the tube (resembling modern toothpaste tubes). Previously, the painter made their own paint by grinding and mixing dry pigment powder with flaxseed oil, a much more tiring and messy process.
En Plein air paintings are an important technical approach in the development of naturalism. Furthermore, it became very broad and part of the Rural Naturalist Practice – for example a Newlyn school which was a major supporter of engineering in the 19th century later. The painting out of the door is sometimes brought to extreme eg. By Stanhope Forbes, there are photos of him painting on the beach with strong winds with canvas and horses secured by Guy Ropes.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Plein Air in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Plein Air.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Plein Air (Indonesian), Udhara Plein (Java), and Hawa plein in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Plein Air.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=plein-air
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=plein-air
- View example images of plein-air through Google here
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