Chapter 23 Flashcards
What is Impressionism?
A scientific approach to painting that has a bird’s eye view, odd cropping, genre, and plenty of negative space.
What are the three things that led to impressionism?
Scientific approaches to art, portable easel, tube paint, and the Impressionist group.
Where did the idea of Impressionism come from?
Japanese wood print.
Who was Manet during the Impressionist movement?
He painted “Luncheon on the Grass” then began to paint for the impressionists as a mentor figure.
What three things is Edgar Degas famous for?
Painting of ballet dancers, bathers, and horse racing.
What did Mary Cassatt paint?
Mother and child paintings.
What painting did Claude Monet paint that gave impressionism its name?
“Sunrise” because of its lighting effects and painting outside.
What are characteristics of the brushwork with Impressionism?
patchy, same length, realistic, reflection in water very realistic.
What were Monet’s three subject matters?
Haystacks, Water Lilies, and Ruon Cathedral.
Who painted “La Moulin de la Galette?”
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
What was the main subject matter of Pierre-Auguste Renoir?
Dancing couples
Who painted the “Rainy Day in Paris?”
Gustave Caillebotte
Who was Gustave Caillebotte?
He painted “Rainy Day in Paris” which is realism.
What did James Abbott Whistler paint?
Abstract landscapes such as “Nocturne in Black and Gold” and “Symphony in White no. II.”
Who were the Post-Impressionists?
Unclassifiable artists who use the expressive capabilities of line, pattern, form and color. Vincent van Gogh was a post-impressionist.
