Impressionism Flashcards
Monet
Impression, Sunrise
1872
French Impressionism
exemplifies the novel vision of Impressionists
reminds viewer that a painting is nothing but a mass of brushstrokes on flat canvas
when viewer backs away the brushstrokes come together
Monet
Boulevard du Capucines
1873-4
French Impressionism
snapshot of modern life
comparable to Daguerre
Monet
Gare Saint-Lazare
1877
French Impressionism
testament to modernity
in the course of the 1880s Monet became increasingly interested in creating groups of paintings of the same subject
Monet
Haystack(s)
1890-91
French Impressionism
increased importance of form and substance at the expense of content and meaning
Monet
Rouen Cathedral
1894
French Impressionism
effects of light on a subject became as important as the subject itself
a series: different times of the year and different times of the day
Renoir
Ball at the Moulin de la Galette
1876
French Impressionism
used short brushstrokes of color, freely applied to suggest liveliness
Renoir
Bathers
1887
French Impressionism
recalls Ingres’ painting style: large areas of smooth, soft flesh
different from Ingres because figures appear to actually have bones and joints
celebrating femininity but not creating an ideal
Cailebotte
Floor Scrapers
1875
French Impressionism
reintroduces the subject of the male nude in painting
heroes of modern life
Morisot
The Cradle
1872
French Impressionism
focus on public and private lives of women
first artist to use extensive ambiguous color to model the figure
Morisot
A Summer’s Day
1879
French Impressionism
very loose brushstrokes
aware of color theory
used subtle ambiguous color
Degas
Portrait of the Bellelli Family
1859
French Impressionism
of his Italian relatives
somehow the arms over the children come across as protective
Degas
The Rehearsal on Stage
1874
French Impressionism
inventive fixative and had his own colors made
one color at a time, then spary on fixative
Degas
Little Dancer at Fourteen Years Old
1881
French Impressionism
perceived as a specimen of human degeneration, a much feared biological trend that entailed a return to a lower stage in the evolutionary process traced by Darwin
Degas
Café Concert
1876-77
French Impressionism
most linear of the impressionists
bright illuminations and deep shadows achieved with use of pastels and oils
Degas
The Glass of Absinthe
1876
French Impressionism
shows the true nature of absinthe
perspective influenced by Japanese prints
Degas
A Cotton Office in New Orleans
1873
French Impressionism
depicts a busy office, but this family cotton business is failing
Cassatt
Woman in a Loge
1879
French Impressionism
became close friends with Degas and his influence can been seen in:
cut off arm
unusual illumination which brightens the side of the face while leaving eyes, nose , and mouth in shadow
