Module 1.13 Impressionuism until before 20th Century

impressionism

• late 19th century

• paintings incorporate the qualities of sketches – abbreviation, speed and spontaneity.

• The brushstrokes are clearly evident

post impressionism

• Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin focused their artistic efforts on exploring the expressive capabilities of formal elements

• Georges Seurat and Paul Cezanne were more analytical in orientation

• These painters came to feel that the Impressionists were neglecting too
  many of the traditional elements of picture making in their attempts to
  capture light and color on canvas.

• Post-Impressionism was both an extension of Impressionism and a
  rejection of its limitations

vincent van gogh

• died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1890 at age 37,

• produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and
  1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life

• sold only 1 painting in his lifetime

paul gaugin

• rejected objective representation in favor of subjective expression

• His art was not well received and had a declining health. In 1897, worn down by these obstacles, he decided to take his own life.

• his attempt to suicide was unsuccessful, he died a few years later

George Seurat

pointillism & divisionism

paul cezanne

his portraits, still lifes, and landscapes all reduce objects to basic planes
and masses that are brought into subtle complementary relationships on the
canvas.

cobalt blue

• cobalt oxide-aluminum oxide

• Very costly and extraordinary stable pigment of pure blue colour discovered by Thénard in 1802.

chrome orange

• a basic lead chromate introduced as a pigment in 1809.

• color can range from light to deep orange, the hiding power is excellent.

• world production ceased few years ago

viridian

• very stable and powerful cold green.

• Chromium oxide dihydrate

• replaced Emerald Green particularly in industrial printing processes and quickly became a popular pigment in watercolour due to emerald green's poisonous nature.