How did Impression, Sunrise give Impressionism its name?

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Painting by Claude Monet, Self-portrait in Beret, 1886, showing Monet with a full beard, dark beret, and coat against a light, textured background. — Claude Monet *Self-Portrait with a Beret*, oil on canvas by Claude Monet, 1886; in a private collection.

The artistic movement known as Impressionism derives its name from Claude Monet's 1872 painting, Impression, Sunrise.12

During the first independent exhibition held by a group of avant-garde artists in 1874, the critic Louis Leroy wrote a review in the satirical magazine Le Charivari in which he condemned the work for its loose, sketchlike quality. Using the title of Monet’s painting as a basis for mockery, Leroy dubbed the entire exhibition "The Exhibition of the Impressionists". Although intended as a derisive label, the term was eventually adopted with pride by the artists themselves, who were united by their shared interest in capturing the fleeting effects of light and nature through visible, broken brushwork.123