Impressionist Animal Grid Paintings

Impressionism• Started in 1874 by a group of rogue artists in Paris:

– Edgar Degas– Claude Monet– Camille Pissarro– Alfred Sisley– Pierre-Auguste Renoir– Gustave Caillebotte– Mary Cassatt– Berthe Morisot– Edouard Manet

• Rogue because they were rejected by the Salon (the big-wigs of the Art world at the time)..eventually the Salon came around and accepted Impressionism

Impressionism

• Name came from Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise” (1873) when critic Louis Leroy accused it of being an unfinished “impression.”

Impressionism

• Qualities of Impressionism:– Unfinished, sketch-like– Short, broken brushstrokes that barely convey

forms– Pure, unblended colors (even though they are

pastel-like, they were way brighter than traditional paintings!)

– Emphasis on the effects of light– Often used color for highlights and shadows instead

of using white and black

Impressionism

– Depicted modern life (often in the countryside rather than the city…new, modern railroads made traveling to the country from Paris easy and convenient)

– Portrayed fleeting moments in time– Rejected tradition in Art– Used new technologies and ideas (like synthetic

pigments in paint…cerulean blue, ultramarine blue…)– Often feature landscapes with industrialization

(railroads, factories, etc.)

Impressionism

– When Paris is depicted, artists focused on the new renovations after the Franco-Prussian War (population increase, public gardens, new buildings).

– Sometimes the focus is on cityscapes, sometimes on Parisians and new leisure activities: • Working class: singers and dancers

– Degas and Caillebotte

• Privileged class: theater-goers and mothers with children– Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot.

Impressionism

• The Impressionist movement didn’t last long because its members started developing their own unique styles and going their separate ways:– Neo-Impressionism (Georges Seurat and Paul Signac:

Pointillism) – Primitivism (Paul Gauguin)– Post-Impressionism (Vincent Van-Gogh, Paul

Cézanne)– Cubism (Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso)

Rehearsal in the Foyer of Opera; Edgar Degas; 1872; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Two Dancers on Stage; Edgar Degas; 1874; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Dancer on Stage; Edgar Degas; 1878; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Rouen Catherdral Full Sunlight; Claude Monet; 1894; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Rue M. Decked Out with Flags; Claude Monet; 1878; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

The Walk, Lady with a Parasol; Claude Monet; 1875; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Water Lilies; Claude Monet; 1880-1900; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

Boulevard Montmartre la nuit, Camille Pissarro, 1898

Washerwoman, Study, Camille Pissarro, 1880

Regatta at Molesey, Alfred Sisley 1874

Luncheon of the Boating Party; Pierre Renoir; 1881; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas (was featured in the

movie Amelie)

Paris Street, Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Baigneurs, Gustave Caillebotte, 1878

L'homme au balcon, Boulevard Haussmann, Gustave Caillebotte, 1880

Children Playing on the Beach; Mary Cassatt; 1890s; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

In the Box at the Opera; Mary Cassatt; 1879; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

In the Dining Room; Berthe Morisot (great friends with Manet); 1886; Impressionism; Oil on Canvas

L’Enfant au Tablier Rouge, a sketch; Berthe Morisot

Monet on His Boat; Edouard Manet; 1874; Impressionism, Oil on Canvas

The grand canal of Venice (Blue Venice), Edouard Manet, 1875

Assignment

• To break with tradition as the Impressionists did, you are going to capture a subject on which the Impressionists did not focus: Animals, but you will still paint using Impressionist style!

• You may choose to include the whole animal, more than one animal, or focus on the face of an animal.

Assignment

• Use the following to emulate Impressionist style:– Paint– Short, broken brushstrokes– Sketchy technique (will look unfinished)– Unblended colors– Focus on lights and shadows• Is it natural light (outdoors) or artificial light (indoors)?

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime)

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime): Detail

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime)

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime)

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime)

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Daytime)

Iris Scott: Animals Outdoors (Nighttime)

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My Example: Chloe, a spotted leopard from the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO