Impressionism

Impressionism

• Started in roughly 1874• Paris• Claude Monet with Impression: Sunrise• It was meant to be a derogatory term• In sketching, it referred to speed and

spontaneity• Industrialization and urbanization equaled a

chaotic transformation

Claude MonetImpression: Sunrise, 1872

• Obvious brush strokes• A single moment• The artist’s response

to nature

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876

• Light and shadow• Leisurely activities because of set schedules ● Unlike classical art portraying timeless qualities, it shows a realistic moment

Édouard Manet A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882

• Lots of questions:– Is there a mirror behind her?– Is that her

reflection?– Is it a double

sided bar?• It is about painting,

not what is going on

Edgar Degas Ballet Rehearsal, 1874

• It’s like you are actually standing in the room• The floorboards follow the movement of the

dancers as • well as form • a pathway• that draws• the viewer in• ● Light and • shadow

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (in Sun), 1894

• Light and time of day• The idea that shadows were

made of many colors, not just gray• The Rouen Cathedral series

originally had 40 different views

• If you blur your eyes it looks very real

Edgar Degas The Tub, 1886

• Mixing of dimensions; woman and tub are 3 dimensional while the table and pitchers are somewhat 2 dimensional

• ● All about texture

• and movement of a• moment

Impressionism Overall

• Initial sensory perception to an image and moment

• The effects on color from light and shadow• Short, choppy brushstrokes • Lots of colors make up one image