Impresionism and Post- Impressionism Vocabulary 1.Landscape- a
painting or drawing of the land or a natural environment 2.En Plein
Air- French for in the open air. Sketching or painting outdoors, as
opposed to in a studio 3.Still life- a painting or drawing of
flowers, fruit, or other assorted objects 4.Portrait- a picture of
a person 5.Tight brush stroke- when the brushstrokes on a painting
are not visible, giving the art a polished look 6.Loose brush
stroke- when specific strokes from a brush are visible on a
painting
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Why learn about Impressionism? We will see how master artists
have painted. learn what you should be striving for in your
plein-air oil pastels (the next unit.) learn how to read art and
talk about it. Use this information when putting together your 2 nd
art history book.
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Impressionism- 19 th century art movement Word is from Sunrise
Originated in Paris Used large brush strokes Focused on the effects
of the change in time Influenced by the invention of photography
and other industries Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise, 1872.
http://www.toffsworld.com/art_artists_painters/impressionist_impressionism_art_
movement.htm
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Artists of Impressionism and Post Impressionism MonetVan Gogh
PissarroMary Cassatt RenoirToulouse-Lautrec Seurat
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Impressionists Monet Renior Pissarro Post Impressionists Seurat
Van Gogh Mary Cassatt Toulouse-Lautrec
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Changing times: The Industrial Revolution
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Paris Salon of 1865
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Examples of paintings hung in the French Salon (Artists:
Delacroix and Poussin) -What does the subject matter of these two
paintings seem to be? -What style of clothing are the subjects
wearing? -What are the main colors?
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Honor DaumierHonor Daumier satirized the bourgeoises
scandalized by the Salon's Venuses, 1864
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Bazilles Studio, Frederic Bazille (studio shared with Renoir
and includes Monet, Renoir, Bazille holding the pallette, and Manet
wearing a hat.) Hanging paintings had been refused by the
Salon.
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Monet 1840-1926 Rouen Cathedral during.what times of day?
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Waterlilies, 1920-1926, Musee de lOrangerie.
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Madame Monet and her Son Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare
Saint-Lazare
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PISSARRO 1830-1903. Avenue de l'Opera, Paris
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Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre la nuit Orchard in Bloom,
Louveciennes
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Renior 1841-1919 The Swing The Two Sisters Luncheon of the
Boating Party Frdric Bazille
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RENOIR, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876, Musee
dOrsay.
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Mary Cassatt 1844-1926 Children Playing On The Beach Breakfast
in Bed Title unknown In the Loge, 1879 Lydia Seated In The Garden
With A Dog In Her Lap
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Portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas Portrait Of A Little
Girl The Letter, 1890-91 Boating Party
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Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Self Portraits Sketch, in Paris,
1886. With felt hat, 1886. 1886-87. With Straw Hat, 1887.With a
Japanese print, 1887. ( influenced by Pointillism,) 1887. With a
bandaged ear, in Arles, 1889. At Sainte-Remy, 1889.
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Irises Vase with Twelve Sunflowers Sunflowers
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Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas, now at the Museum of Modern
Art. In a letter to Theo, van Gogh wrote, it does me good to do
whats difficult. That doesnt stop me from having a tremendous need
for, shall I say the word --- for religion. So I go outside at
night to paint the stars. Van Gogh, the letters to Theo van Gogh.
On or about Saturday, 29 September 1888.
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Starry Night reed pen study, 1889, part of the Baldin
Collection.
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Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles, 1888, Van Gogh Museum.
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Auvers-sur-Oise, July 1890. They are vast stretches of wheat
under troubled skies, and I did not have to go out of my way very
much in order to try to express sadness and extreme loneliness. I'm
fairly sure that these canvases will tell you what I cannot say in
words, that is, how healthy and invigorating I find the
countryside.
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Pointillism/Neo-impressionism Seurat A Sunday Afternoon on the
Island of La Grande Jatte
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La Tour Eiffel The Seine and la Grande Jatte - Springtime
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Fauvism Henri Matisse 1869-1954 Woman with a Hat The Green
Stripe (La Raie Verte), also known as Portrait of Madame Matisse
Red Room Still Life with Geraniums
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The Luxembourg Gardens. Open Window, CollioureOpen Window,
Collioure,
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Blue_Nudes Jazz The Sheaf The Horse, the Rider, and the
Clown
