Impressionism

Introhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLwVtb8kDo

BackgroundOfficially first collective exhibition in 1874: not in the Salon.on their ownFounding artists who exhibited: Monet, Manet, Morisot, Bazille, and Renoir are just a sampleManet was huge influenceother artists gathered around himCalled themselves the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etcWorks not given credit by salon and critics of the dayTerm Impressionism coined by Louis Leroy, the art critic, who accused Monet of not finishing or just sketching in his painting entitled Impression, Sunrise

Characteristics of MovementLight, Light and more Light!!!! Color affected by changing light conditions: time of day and seasonBuilt upon concepts of Realism: portraying the everydayUse of visible and often broken brushstrokesInitially, pure colors placed next to each otherno mixing on paletteInvention of synthetic colors allowed for a brighter intensity of color palettealmost shockingInvention of tubes for containing paint allowed for easier outdoor works

Claude MonetBorn Nov 14, 1840: ParisDied Dec 5, 1926: GivernyStudied as painterInfluenced heavily by ManetArtistic circle of friends included: Bazille, Renoir, Courbet, Cassatt, etcTroubled times: at one point depression drove him to attempt suicideMarried twice, 2 childrenBoth wives and one child died prior to Monets death

http://www.intermonet.com/biograph/autobigb.htm

WorksRouen Cathedrals: http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/rouen.htmPoplars: http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/peuplier.htmWaterlilies: http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/nymphea1.htm

Mary Cassatt1844-1926Born in PennsylvaniaParents well to do (banking)Believed education included world travelFirst lessons in art were in EuropeAttended the worlds fair in Paris in 1855, where she most likely viewed the works of Degas and Pisarro: future Impressionists and colleaguesStudied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philly at age 15Patronizing and male dominated education that would not permit drawing nudes from life (plaster casts)1866 Left school and finally obtained approval from family to pursue profession in art and traveled to Paris with chaperones1868, first painting accepted by Paris salon: Romantic styleDozen years of struggle with no support from father for artistic pursuits"I have given up my studio & torn up my father's portrait, & have not touched a brush for six weeks nor ever will again until I see some prospect of getting back to Europe. I am very anxious to go out west next fall & get some employment, but I have not yet decided where." 1871: Return to Paris: Success! Exhibited at Salon and sold work"O how wild I am to get to work, my fingers farely itch & my eyes water to see a fine picture again"

Down again.frustrated by politics and genre painting supported by salon1877 Invited to exhibit with ImpressionistsHenry Bacon, a friend of the Cassatts, thought that the Impressionists were so radical that they were "afflicted with some hitherto unknown disease of the eye". Degas befriended and influenced Cassatt: proficient in pastelsSuccessive years saw critical acheivementPurchased Degas and MonetBroke with impressionists in 1886, created prints and developed a more straightforward style influenced by Japonism: style had blocks of color and clear designMost known for her works with theme of mother and childContinued to create with bouts of self doubt, esp after trip to EgyptBecame blind1914: Worked on Womens suffrege and exhibited 18 works toward that endFrance awarded her the Legion d'honneur in 1904.

Self Portrait

Mother And Child XI

Title unknown

Mother And Child 2

The Childs Bath

The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai

Critique: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida Barcas en la Arena

Edouard ManetBorn 23 Jan 1832 FranceDied 30 Apr 1883 FranceConsidered father of ImpressionismWealthy familyTried naval aspirations but failed and studied art with Couture and opened own studioSalon would not accept his works and he turned to Impressionist circle Work considered controversial due to realist nature that shocked societyEventually joined army during Prussian conflict, evacuated his family and stopped painting Grew ill and eventually died with no more art production!

Characteristics of workUsed thick lines and dark colors favored by CoutureHowever, discarded use of Glazing techniques in favor of alla prima style: each brushstroke of color meant to be seenWould create depth of color by contrasting colorsInfluenced by development of photography and esp NadarInfluenced by Valezquez and darker undertones

The Funeral

Boating, 1874

douard Manet (French, 18321883)

Oil on canvas;

The Caf Concert

Resourceshttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htmhttp://giverny.org/monet/biograph/http://www.marycassatt.org/biography.htmlhttp://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/impressionism.htmlhttp://www.artble.com/artists/edouard_manet