Impressionism Flashcards
Impressionism origins
Art movement that emerged in the second half of the 29th century among a group of Paris-based artists
Was the impressionism movement long?
No, it was short, lasting less than 20 years from 1872 to mid-1880s
Impressionism came from the word of a painter called?
Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris) exhibited in 1874, gave the Impressionist it’s name when the critic Louis Leroy accused it of being a sketch or “impression”, not a finished painting.
Distinction of Impressionism
Color and light
-short broken strokes
-Pure unmixed colors side by side
-Freely brushed colors (convey visual effect)
Everyday Subjects
-Scenes of life
-Household objects
-Landscapes and Seascapes
-House, Cafes, Buildings
Painting Outdoors
-people used to paint indoors, but impressionist found that they could best capture the ever-changing effects of light on color by painting Outdoors.
Open composition approach
Impressionism
Impressionist painting also moved away from the formal structured approach to placing and positioning their subjects
3 Impressionable artist from Impressionism
Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
Edouard Manet
(1832-1883)
He was one of the first 19th century artists to depict modern life subjects. He was a key figure in the transition from realism to impressionism, with a number of his works considered as marking the birth of modern art.
Who made Rue Mosnier Decked with Flags, café concert
Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
(1840-1926)
He was one of the founders of the impressionist movement.
He was the most prominent of the group; and is considered the most influential figure in the movement.
Monet is best known for his landscape paintings, particularly those depicting his beloved flower gardens and water lily ponds at his home in Giverny.
Who made the painting of water Lily ponds?
Claude Monet
Claude Monet’s Paintings are
Bridge over a Pond if Water Lilies
Irises in Monet’s Garden
Who made Sunrise and Water Lily?
Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
(1841-1919)
Along with Claude Monet, he was one of the central figures of the impressionist movement.
His early works were snapshots of reall full of sparkling color and light. By the mid-1880s, however, Renoir broke away from the impressionist movement to apply a more disciplined, formal technique to portraits of actual peopl and figure paintings
Example of Auguste Renoir Paintings
Luncheon of the Boating Party, Dancer, a gift with a watering can
Who is the most popular artist of post-Impressionism?
Vincent Van Gogh
