IMPRESSIONISM & POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Presentation by:

Rachel Marchant, Jenna Sanfilippo, and Brianna Sculley

IMPRESSIONISM Emphasized visible light and color

Used dull, dark colors – green, gray, brown Vague, as if a glance of the subject

Technique involved using little detail Small brushstrokes, thick paint, blurred outlines

Painters painted outside, on location rather than in studios Landscapes, people, street and café scenes, etc.

IMPRESSIONISM Developed in France in the late 19th and early

20th centuries 1870s – Franco-Prussian War

Difficult times for France Painters were optimistic – pointed out the

beautiful and good things in life Photography

Moved away from depicting reality (through photos)

Instead sought to instill emotion with paintings

EDGAR DEGAS

“The Green Dancers” “The Dance Class”

EDGAR DEGAS

“Woman on a Café Terrace”

CLAUDE MONET

“Impression: Sunrise”

CLAUDE MONET

“The Terrace” “Woman With a Parasol Facing Right”

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR

“Moulin de la Galette” “The Swing”

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR

“Jeunes Filles au Piano”

“Luncheon of the Boating Party”

POST-IMPRESSIONISM Reaction against limitations of Impressionism

Advancement of styles and techniques More romantic, emotional, avant-garde, and

shocking than Impressionism Bolder colors, sharper outlines

Sought to combine inner world of mind and spirit and outer world of physical substance Create visual sensation, not record it

Individual painters had different styles and ideals

POST-IMPRESSIONISM Late 19th century – 1880s

Progress of science and industry – highly industrialized world

Artists looked for untouched beauty and simplicity

Effects of the Franco-Prussian War Conservative backlash, anarchist violence Nietzsche – saw truth in the irrational Conveyed spirit, emotion, and ideals

PAUL CÉZANNE

“Madame”“Basket of Apples”

GEORGES SEURAT

“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”

PAUL GAUGUIN

“The Yellow Christ”

VINCENT VAN GOGH

“Self-Portrait” (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin)

OUR OPINIONS …

We personally feel that the majority of impressionist paintings are incredibly beautiful and are the perfect medium between classical and obscure art.

“Achille Emperaire” by Paul Cézanne

“White Water Lilies” by Monet