Impressionism

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Impressionism Is an art movement and style of painting that

started in France during the 1860s. Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting

The movement's name came from Claude Monet's early work, Impression: A Sunrise, which was singled out for criticism in an exhibition. The

style captures light in a scene.

ImpressionismClaude Monet “IMPRESSION,

SUNRISE”,1872 gave the name to the entire Impressionist movement.

Although the work of the Impressionist painters appears very spontaneous, they carefully and scientifically planned their work.

Impressionism The core of the earliest

Impressionist group was made up of Claude Monet, Renoir, and Sisley.

Others associated with this period were Pissarro, Degas, Manet, and Mary Cassatt.

ImpressionismBackground Information

Impressionist painters were considered radical in their time because they broke many of picture-making rules set by earlier generations.

They found many of their subjects in life around them rather than in history.

Impressionism Here's a list that might help to remember the

issues important to most Impressionists:

E Everyday life L   Light and Color B   Brushstrokes O Outdoor settings W Weather and atmosphere

Impressionism Everyday Life The impressionists tried

to paint what they saw at a given moment.

They often painted outdoors, rather than in a studio, so they could observe nature more directly.

Impressionism Light and Color The Impressionists used

vibrant, light colors, sometimes mixed directly on the canvas. This technique and application was much different than the darker colors used earlier in traditional art.

Impressionism Brushstrokes: Fascinated with

capturing movement, Impressionists applied their paint with quick, brushstrokes.

Impressionism Outdoor setting: The Impressionists valued

nature as a subject for their paintings. Unlike academic artists, they painted real life landscapes as they saw them.

Rather than painting historical, religious, or mythological subjects, the Impressionists chose to paint everyday scenes from the world they knew.

Impressionism Weather & Atmosphere

Impressionists’ paintings

Were created mainly from

Outdoor natural scenes.

The Time of day,

Atmosphere,

And Season can be seen

in their paintings.

Claude Monet-Important Works One of the leaders of the

Movement French Impressionist

Painter, 1840-1926 Haystacks, 1891 The Rouen Cathedral series, 1892-

1894 Water Lilies, 1906 Impression Sunrise, 1872

ImpressionismClaude Monet Monet felt that nature

knows no black or white and nature knows no line. These beliefs resulted in this artist creating beautifully colorful and energetic pieces of work. The leading member of the Impressionists, Claude Monet captured nature's wonderful light

ImpressionismClaude Monet

Monet eliminated browns in his paintings.

It is likely that his palette was limited to white, yellow, red, rose, light blue, dark blue and violet.

Impressionism Vocabulary Landscape: A painting,drawing, or photograph that depicts outdoor scenery. Fore ground: The area of the picture plane containing larger objects, more

details, and brighter colors Back ground: The area of the picture plane containing objects that are higher,

smaller, and more neutral in color Middle ground: The eye-level line, usually on or close to the horizon line on a

landscape

ImpressionismYour Assignment: Compose a landscape scene using Oil Pastels. Include

objects in the Foreground, Middle ground, and Back ground. Make sure you use Bright colors, do not use Black! Use individual strokes of color to mix colors in your drawing.

Ideas for Landscape: Trees/Bushes/Foliage/Flowers/Rivers/Ponds/Boats/

Bridges/ Gardens/Sky/Clouds/Roads/ Keep in mind: Time of Day, Atmosphere, Weather. Season

Allow the viewers’ eyes to blend colors by Applying the pastels in short strokes of colors.