IMPRESSIONISM & POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Presentation by:

Rachel Marchant, Jenna Sanfilippo, and Brianna Sculley

IMPRESSIONISM

IMPRESSIONISM Developed in France in the late 19th and

early 20th centuries

EDGAR DEGAS

“The Green Dancers” “The Dance Class”

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 Conservative backlash, anarchist violence Nietzsche – saw truth in the irrational

Edgar Degas-

“Women on a Café Terrace”

PAUL CÉZANNE

“Madame Cézanne”“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 …

“Achille Emperaire” by Paul Cézanne

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

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“White Water Lilies” by Monet