ImpressionismThe beginning of Modern Art

Objectives Understand the goals of the

ImpressionistsIdentify the addition of pastel as a

new art mediumIndentify major outside influences

on Impressionist artistsName the notable impressionist

artists and describe some of their works

Place impressionism on a timeline

What came before…?1790-1850-Romanticism

Remember the emotional-scenes full of drama- of the Romanticism artists….Turner in England

Painted scenes at different times of day to capture the effects of weather and time.

S. Giorgio Maggiore: Early Morning1819; Watercolor

J. M. W.Turner

After painting in watercolors at the beginning of his career, he began painting landscapes in oils.

He became less and less interested in showing nature in realistic detail.

He concentrated on the effects that light and atmosphere have on subject matter.

In time, light and atmosphere became the most important part of Turner’s works. Rain, Steam and

Speed1844; Oil on canvas,

J.M.W. Turner and Oils

Snow Storm: Steamboat off a Harbor’s Mouth 1842Oil paint on canvas

Realism 1830-1900 In France, some artists wanted to

paint every day scenes as they really looked.

Ordinary people were the subject matter.

Jean Francois Millet,The Gleaners

Edouard Manet

The Railway

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère,

Captured people in everyday situations

Compare Romanticism-Realism

Modern ArtFirst half of 20th century

Modern ArtFirst half of 20th centuryModern art begins with Impressionism and

continues until present day. Impressionism is the combination of everyday

scenes and the affects of light

Claude Monet, La Grenouillere, 1869

Impressionism1870-1920

Quest for Realism-one step further

Compare Realism to ImpressionismCritics said “ looks like they fired paint at the canvas with a pistol”

At a distance-the eye blends the color together

Impressionism1870-1920

Rejected:◦ Renaissance perspective◦ Balance◦ Focal point ◦ Painting in a studio

Main goal:◦ To present an “impression” : a brief glimpse.

This is much like a photograph

InfluencesPhotography-candid (un-

posed views of people) Japanese prints-first

imported into France 1860’s

Contributions: Established the artist’s

right to experiment with

personal style

Color

Impressionists realized color is not permanent but changes constantly according to the effects of light, reflection, or weather on the objects surface

Full sun Dull weather Full sun

Claude Monet Haystacks

Pastel as a new medium

Mary Cassatt. Mother Playing with Her Child. c.1897. Pastel on paper.

Mary Cassatt. Maternal Kiss. 1897. Pastel on paper

Edgar Degas

First to introduce pastels as a medium

Objectives revisited….. What were the goals of the

Impressionists?Who was the first artist to use

pastel as a new art medium?What were the major outside

influences on Impressionist artists?Name the notable impressionist

artists and describe some of their works

Place impressionism on a timeline

New ProjectUse pastel as the medium1. Draw a part of an object from an unusual

angle-like Monet did with Rouen CathedralParts of the object must go off the paper

2. Draw an ordinary scene around you-such as a classroom of students, the cafeteria at lunch, movie theater scene, etc.

Parts of the scene must go off the paper-like Japanese prints did