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
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.
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, movement.htm
Artists of Impressionism and Post Impressionism MonetVan Gogh PissarroMary Cassatt RenoirToulouse-Lautrec Seurat
Impressionists Monet Renior Pissarro Post Impressionists Seurat Van Gogh Mary Cassatt Toulouse-Lautrec
Changing times: The Industrial Revolution
Paris Salon of 1865
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?
Honoré DaumierHonoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salon's Venuses, 1864
Bazille’s 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.
Monet Rouen Cathedral during….what times of day?
Waterlilies, , Musee de l’Orangerie.
Madame Monet and her Son Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare
PISSARRO Avenue de l'Opera, Paris
Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre la nuit Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes
Renior The Swing The Two Sisters Luncheon of the Boating Party Frédéric Bazille
RENOIR, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876, Musee d’Orsay.
Mary Cassatt 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
Portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas Portrait Of A Little Girl The Letter, Boating Party
Vincent Van Gogh ( ) Self Portraits Sketch, in Paris, With felt hat, With Straw Hat, 1887.With a Japanese print, ( influenced by Pointillism,) With a bandaged ear, in Arles, At Sainte-Remy, 1889.
Irises Vase with Twelve Sunflowers Sunflowers
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 what’s difficult. That doesn’t 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.
Starry Night reed pen study, 1889, part of the Baldin Collection.
Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles, 1888, Van Gogh Museum.
Auvers-sur-Oise, July “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.”
Pointillism/Neo-impressionism Seurat A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
La Tour Eiffel The Seine and la Grande Jatte - Springtime
Fauvism Henri Matisse Woman with a Hat The Green Stripe (La Raie Verte), also known as Portrait of Madame Matisse Red Room Still Life with Geraniums
The Luxembourg Gardens. Open Window, CollioureOpen Window, Collioure,
Blue_Nudes Jazz The Sheaf The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown