Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise, 1872

Impressionism

•light and color became subject matter

•instant impression vs detailed analysis

•paintings vs imitations of nature

•brushstrokes

Post Impressionism

•used color and light theory of Impressionists

•many unique styles: form or emotion

Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886

Mount Saint Victoire, 1902-04, oil on canvas, 70 x 90 cm

Paul Cezanne

Van Gogh

Paul Gaugin

Expressionism

•attitude

•not interested in naturalism

•emotional states

•distortion

•violent or strong color

•brushstrokes

Kirchner

Max Beckman

Otto Dix

Matisse (Fauve)

Abstraction vs. Expressionism

Form vs Emotion

Cubism

•rejects traditional perspective

•represents objects from multiple viewpoints

•emphasizes flatness of canvas

Picasso Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler 1910