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An Overview of Impressionism

An Overview of Impressionism. The artistic movem ent of impressionism began in the 1860’s in Paris, France. . Before Impressionism, artists painted portraits and historical or religious scenes. They were commissioned by wealthy families or by the church .

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An Overview of Impressionism

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  1. An Overview of Impressionism

  2. The artistic movement of impressionism began in the 1860’s in Paris, France.

  3. Before Impressionism, artists painted portraits and historical or religious scenes. They were commissioned by wealthy families or by the church. They were paid to paint very realistic portraits or scenes, most often in subdued colors. Jacques-Louis David, 1812 • Napoleon in His Study

  4. EdouardManet, 1873 • On the Beach • The Impressionist painters painted whatever they wanted to, of it. and they did so for the enjoyment. Art became accessible to the common people.

  5. Impressionist painters went outside and painted beautiful landscapes. • Claude Monet, 1903 • Water Lilies (The Clouds)

  6. Artists were no longer limited to formal portraits, nobility or religious themes, like this one. • Gustave Courbet, 1849-1850 • A Burial at Ornans

  7. The people in paintings were now everyday people doing everyday things. These were not famous or rich people posing. They were ordinary girls at a ballet class. • Edgar Degas, 1872 • Dance Class at the Opéra

  8. Before Impressionism, artists used indoor lighting with subdued tones of yellows and browns. • Dürer Albrecht, 1490 • Portrait of the Artist's Father

  9. The Impressionist artists painted their subjects outdoors. They included many bright colors and reflections in their clothing and in their skin tones. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876 • A Girl With a Watering Can

  10. Claude Monet , 1875 Woman with a Parasol Capture the moment ! Impressionists capture a moment in time and paint their “impression” of that moment. Notice the wide brush strokes of color. Notice all the colors and reflections in the woman’s white dress.

  11. Alfred Sisley, 1870 - Vue du Canal Saint-Martin Impressionists showed changes in the lighting and in weather conditions.

  12. Camille Pissarro, 1897 - Boulevard Montmartre Impressionist artist was so radical for the time that the artwork was banned from display in the traditional gallery called le salon. As a result, the impressionists began their own gallery called the Salon de Refusés (Salon for the refused.)

  13. Impressionist artists have since gained acceptance and popularity and opened the doors for many creative modern artistic styles. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA Museodel Prado, Madrid, Spain

  14. Impressionism • The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. Berthe Morisot, 1872 La Berceuse

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