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Impressionism

Impressionism. 1875-1900 Located mainly in France. What was going on at that time?. T he Art Academy (school) and the Salon (major art show) ‘shut out’ many young artists because their style was not traditional.

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Impressionism

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  1. Impressionism 1875-1900 Located mainly in France

  2. What was going on at that time? • The Art Academy (school) andthe Salon (major art show) ‘shut out’ many young artists because their style was not traditional. • First car built by Henry Fordin1893.Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. • . http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Francois-Joseph_Heim_001.jpg

  3. What make the artwork of the Impressionists unique? • For the first time, brush strokes were left visible. • Paintings often depicted outdoor/leisure activity of the upper middle class. • Artists worked outside and tried to capture the impression of sunlight striking objects. • The Major Artists of the time were:MaryCassatt, • Cézanne, PaulDegas, EdgarMonet, ClaudeMorisot, Berthe • Renoir, Pierre-AugusteSargent, John Singer • Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

  4. Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral: The Portal 1894, oil on canvas http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/RouenCathedral_Monet_1894.jpg/383px-RouenCathedral_Monet_1894.jpg

  5. Renior (1841-1919) Moulin de la Galette (1876, Oil on Canvas) http://blogs.princeton.edu/wri152-3/s06/mgawrys/images/renoir.moulin-galette.jpg

  6. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Mary_Cassatt__Woman_with_a_Pearl_Necklace.jpg Woman in a Loge (1879, Oil on canvas)

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