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Impressionism: history

Impressionism: history. Inspired by Edouard Manet Rebelled against French art establishment Movement received name at 1874 art exhibition. Impressionism: characteristics. General impression of a scene or object use of pure, unmixed primary colors

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Impressionism: history

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  1. Impressionism: history • Inspired by Edouard Manet • Rebelled against French art establishment • Movement received name at 1874 art exhibition

  2. Impressionism: characteristics • General impression of a scene or object • use of pure, unmixed primary colors • used small brush strokes to simulate reflected light

  3. Impression: Sunrise by Claude Monet, 1872

  4. Le Parliament by Claude Monet, 1904

  5. Haystacks by Claude Monet

  6. Haystacks: Morning snow effect by Claude Monet

  7. Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet, 1894

  8. Waterlilies by Claude Monet

  9. Waterlilies by Claude Monet

  10. Flowers at Giverny by Claude Monet

  11. Girl with Watering Can by Pierre Auguste Renoir

  12. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir

  13. The Dancer by Edgar Degas

  14. Post-Impressionism • Redirection of Impressionism • Reaction against “fleeting impressions” • Restored concern for formal elements

  15. 2 groups • Formalists • Seurat & Pointillists • Cezanne • Colorists • Van Gogh • Gauguin • Matisse

  16. Pointillism • Application of paint in small dots of pure color • also called Neo-Impressionism

  17. Sunday Afternoon on Le Grande Jatte by Seurat

  18. Pointillism: close-up

  19. Cezanne • Most significant contribution:eliminated distinction between foreground & background; asserted flatness of the 2-dimensional canvas

  20. Still Life by Cezanne

  21. Still Life by Cezanne

  22. Wheatfields by Vincent Van Gogh

  23. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

  24. Bedroom at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh

  25. Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh

  26. The Dance by Matisse

  27. Blue Nude by Henri Matisse

  28. Icarus by Henri Matisse

  29. Impressionism: review • General impression of a scene or object • use of pure, unmixed primary colors • used small brush strokes to simulate reflected light

  30. Post-Impressionism: review • Re-direction of Impressionism • Reaction against “fleeting impressions” • Restored concern for formal elements

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