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Mary Cassatt
An American painter known for bringing Impressionism to America.
Where did Mary Cassatt study art?
Paris.
Influences on Mary Cassatt
Her work was influenced by Edgar Degas and Japanese block prints.
Major theme in Cassatt's work
Women and children.
Mediums used by Mary Cassatt
Oil paints, pastels, engraving, etchings, and aquatint.
Cassatt’s family's view of her art
Her family did not fully appreciate her as an artist due to societal norms.
Mary Cassatt's first exhibition name
Mary Stevenson.
Impressionists' stance toward the Salon
They rebelled against the Salon.
What happened when Cassatt's painting was accepted by the Salon?
She regretted altering her painting to gain acceptance.
Who financed the Impressionist exhibition in America?
Louisine Havemeyer and her family.
Later life of Mary Cassatt
She later lost her eyesight.
Edgar Degas
An artist known for his paintings of ballerinas and race tracks.
Berthe Morisot
A French painter famous for portraits of women and children.
Georges Seurat
A Neo-Impressionist artist known for Pointillism.
Claude Monet
An artist known for his works of haystacks and gardens.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
An artist who painted radiant portraits of groups of people.
Henri Matisse
A painter born in 1869, known for his contribution to Fauvism.
Fauvism movement
A movement where artists used intense colors to rebel against Impressionism.
when did matisse begin to draw
He began drawing while in the hospital.
Matisse's father's wish for him
He wanted Matisse to become a lawyer.
Significant relationship in Matisse’s later work
A Dominican nun who nursed him back to health.
Matisse's contribution to collage
He developed a technique called 'carving in color.'
Definition of abstract art
Art stripped of detail, focusing on shapes and forms.
Imposto in art
A technique where paint is applied thickly on the canvas.
Dadaism
A movement that challenged conventional art norms.
Surrealism
A movement aiming to express the subconscious through imaginative imagery.
Characteristics of Surrealism
Natural laws reversed, changes in scale, symbolic objects, and dream exploration.
Salvador Dalí
A leader of Surrealism known for his realistic depictions of dreams.
Frottage technique
A rubbing technique invented by Max Ernst for textural effects.
Max Ernst
An artist known for his role in Surrealism and ambiguous titles.
Marc Chagall
An artist known for imagery from folklore and Jewish life.
Joan Miró
A Surrealist artist creating designs inspired by natural objects.
René Magritte
An artist known for juxtaposition and imagery tied to personal experiences.
Marcel Duchamp
A key figure in Dadaism known for 'ready-mades'.
Elements of art
Line, shape, form, color, value, space, texture.
Principles of Design
Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity.
Primary colors
Red, blue, and yellow; the foundation for all other colors.
Secondary colors
Green, orange, and purple; created by mixing primary colors.
Complementary colors
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel.
Analogous colors
Colors next to each other on the color wheel.
Warm colors
Colors suggesting warmth: red, orange, yellow.
Cool colors
Colors evoking calmness: blue, green, purple.
Monochromatic
Variations of one hue by altering value or intensity.
Triadic color scheme
A color scheme using three evenly spaced colors on the color wheel.
when was mary cassat born and when
1845 in PA
who was andre breton
a writer dadaist and leader of the surrealist group
when did surrealism emerge and why
1920s as a result of Europe recovering from WWI
what were some of dalis symbols
dresser drawers, crutches, water, landscape
why did magritte use shrouded faces
as a result of his mothers death
did chagall use actual memories
he used actual memories not irrational dreams
when and where was matisse born
france 1869
who encouraged matisse to study the work of turner
pissaro the father of impressionism
where was matisse’s work accepted
liberal academy called Academie Julian
when the fauves rebelled against the impressionists what were they called
the wild beasts
as he got older what happened to matisse’s work
it became more abstract
what led matisse to design a chapel
when he was nursed back to health by a dominican nun
who used carving in color
matisse used the collage technique carving in color