ðeɪ ɐdmˈaɪɚd ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌmðə wˈɜːk ʌv sˈeɪzæn, ɹɪˈæktɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ˈævəntɡˈɑːɹd stˈaɪlz ænd ɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪmpˈoːɹtəns ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl sˈʌbdʒɛkts ɪn ɐ ɹˈiːəlɪst mˈænɚ.
They admired a tradition of painting derived from the work of Cézanne, reacting against avant-garde styles and asserting the importance of painting traditional subjects in a realist manner.