IMPRESSIONISM Flashcards
was an art
movement that began in Paris
in the late 19th century. It was
characterized by painting
outdoors to capture the fleeting
effects of light and color.
Impressionism
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
IMPRESSIONISM
Focus on Everyday Scenes
Light and Color
Brushstroke Technique
Outdoor setting
Wheather and Atmosphere
Here’s a list that might help to
remember the issues important to most
Impressionists:
E-
L-
B-
O-
W-
E- Everyday life
L- Light and Color
B- Brushstrokes
O- Outdoor settings
W- Weather and atmosphere
A leading artist in the transition from
realism to Impressionism, He was an early
Modern painter who claimed city life
as a worthy subject for high art.
Édouard Manet
is often regarded as the founder of Impressionism and was an active proponent of the movement’s philosophy of plein-air painting.
Claude Monet
was a French Impressionist artist
famous for his pastel drawings and
oil paintings.
Edgar Degas
was a
predominantly French art
movement that developed
roughly between 1886 and
1905, from the last
Impressionist exhibition to the
birth of Fauvism.
Post-Impressionism
Characteristics of post impressionism:
Bold colors and expressive brushwork
Emphasis on structure and form
Use of symbolism and imagination
Thicker application of paint (impasto)
Distortion of reality
Born in Aix-en-Provence, he laid the
foundations for the transition from
Impressionism to new lines of artistic
inquiry in the early 20th century.
Paul
Cézanne
Was a French post-Impressionist
artist. He devised the painting
techniques known as
chromoluminarism and pointillism
and used conté crayon for drawings
on paper with a rough surface.
Georges
Seurat
was a
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter
who is among the most famous and
influential figures in the history of
Western art.
Vincent
Van Gogh
Was a French post-Impressionist
artist. He devised the painting
techniques known as
chromoluminarism and pointillism
and used conté crayon for drawings
on paper with a rough surface
Georges
Seurat
