Impressionism:

Independence and Light

ART 101:Art History and Appreciation

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The Impressionist Painters

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Impressionist Techniques

• Impasto method: thick paint application where brushstrokes are visible

• Little mixing paint on the canvas – colors appear more vivid

• Upper layers of paint are added while the lower layers are still wet – creates softer edges

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Impressionist Techniques

• The surface is usually opaque – no glazing used.

• Focus on the effects of light on objects and the reflection of objects on others in the scene

• Study of effets de soir—the shadows of objects in the evening or twilight

• Shadows in outdoor scenes are created using blue to show the reflection of the sky.

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Study of Light

Rouen Cathedral SeriesClaude Monet1892-1894

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Claude Monet

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Name This Painting(Click on the painting to reveal your choices.

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Starry Night by Vincent van GoghCreated: June 1889

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Starry Night

Evening Sunlight Dance

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Dancers at the Bar by Edgar DegasCreated: 1888

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La Seine au Point du Jour

Dancers at the Bar

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

February 25, 1841 - December 3,1919

French painter known for intimate paintings of people. As characteristic of Impressionist painting, the people and objects in his paintings softly transition from one to another and the light of the scene is a primary focus.

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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande-Jatte

by Georges SeuratCreated: 1884-1886

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Summer Day

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande-Jatte

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The Harbor at Lorient by Berthe Morisot

Created: 1869

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Paysage au bord du Lez

The Harbor at Lorient

Georges Seurat

December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891

French post-Impressionist painter and draftsman. He, along with Paul Signac developed the painting technique known as Pointillism where dots of pure color are applied to the canvas to form images.

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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Created: 1876

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergere

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

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Haystacks (sunset) by Claude Monet

Created: 1890-1891

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Hay Harvest at Eragny

Haystacks

Mary Cassatt

May 22, 1844 - June 14, 1926

An American painter and printmaker, Cassatt focused on portraying the roles of women and their relationships – particularly with their children – in her works.

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The Child’s Bath by Mary Cassatt

Created: 1893

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Woman in the Bath

The Child’s Bath

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet

Created: 1882

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A Bar at the Folies-Bergere

The Plum

Edouard Manet

January 23, 1832 – April 30, 1883

He was a French painter whose works focused on modern life and greatly influenced the beginning of the Impressionist movement and modern art.

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La Seine au Point du Jourby Alfred SisleyCreated: 1877

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La Seine au Point du Jour

Jardin a Sainte-Adresse

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Boulevard Montmartre by Camille Pissarro

Created: 1897

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Boulevard Montmartre

Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Berthe Morisot

January 14, 1841 – March 2, 1895

A French painter whose works focused on things she encountered in her daily life. They included rural landscape or gardening settings and portraits.

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Jardin a Sainte-Addresse by Claud MonetCreated: 1893

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On the Terrace

Jardin a Sainte-Addresse

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Woman in the Bath by Edgar Degas

Created: 1886

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Woman in the Bath

The Child’s Bath

Edgar Degas

July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917

A French artist known for his paintings of dancers. He is considered one of the founders of Impressionism although he preferred to think of himself as a Realist. He was also a sculptor and printmaker.

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Conclusion

“Encompassing what its adherents argued was a different way of seeing, it is an art of immediacy and movement, of candid poses and compositions, of the play of light expressed in a bright and varied use of colour.”

(Wikipedia/Impressionism/Overview)