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Impressionism 

  • 1860s - 1900s (originated in France before spreading through Europe and America)

  • Stresses atmosphere & sunlight on subject matter

  • Ordinary people being leisurely

  • Mostly outdoor landscapes (“en plein air”) on small canvases that could be done quickly, before sun shifted

  • Artists not interested in painting history, mythology

  • The goal was to capture a spontaneous “impression” - not perfection

  • Quick, short, loose brushstrokes (dabs of colour meant to be viewed from a distance - pointillism)

  • Critics found this art to be “unfinished” and “amateur”

    • Considered “low-class art” because it was painted outside and did not have fine details

    • Genre paintings; people doing ordinary things

  • Impressionists: Interested in colour and developed a fascination with the effect of light & spontaneous rendering.

    • Wanted to express an immediate impression, not a detailed analysis (making light and colour their subject matter)

  • “Momentary glimpse of nature” is achieved based on what they saw - bright, glaring and high-keyed with coloured light penetrating shadows

  • Artists

    • Degas

      • Master of line and drawing (carefully considered the positioning of people and objects)

      • Doesn’t use the blurring technique

      • Earliest of impressionism so it’s the closest to realism

      • Known for drawing bodies in motion and different perspectives

      • Carriage at the Races, The Ballet Class, The Belleli Family, Glass of Absinthe

        • The Ballet Class series is when he used softness to express action or material

        • Planned asymmetric balance

    • Manet

      • “Not as they are, but as they appear to be”

      • Painted The Railway in a very flat manner and mundane (not realism’s detail with shadows and depth) with unblended paint

      • The Waitress, Luncheon on the Grass, Impression Sunrise, Boulevard des Capucines

    • Monet

      • Perfect example for broken colour (eyes naturally blend the colours)

      • Made 30 paintings of hay bales in different seasons and times of day, “The sun sets so fast, I cannot follow it”

      • Water-lilies series with dry brush technique, no horizon line

      • Rouen Cathedral

        • He wanted to analyze changes in the sun’s movement or interruptions of clouds or haze

    • Renoir

      • Interested in painting women and nude figures

      • Blurs edges to blend subjects with their surroundings (In the Meadow)

      • Used blue paint instead of black in some paintings

      • Luncheon of the Boating Party, The Swing

Impressionism 

  • 1860s - 1900s (originated in France before spreading through Europe and America)

  • Stresses atmosphere & sunlight on subject matter

  • Ordinary people being leisurely

  • Mostly outdoor landscapes (“en plein air”) on small canvases that could be done quickly, before sun shifted

  • Artists not interested in painting history, mythology

  • The goal was to capture a spontaneous “impression” - not perfection

  • Quick, short, loose brushstrokes (dabs of colour meant to be viewed from a distance - pointillism)

  • Critics found this art to be “unfinished” and “amateur”

    • Considered “low-class art” because it was painted outside and did not have fine details

    • Genre paintings; people doing ordinary things

  • Impressionists: Interested in colour and developed a fascination with the effect of light & spontaneous rendering.

    • Wanted to express an immediate impression, not a detailed analysis (making light and colour their subject matter)

  • “Momentary glimpse of nature” is achieved based on what they saw - bright, glaring and high-keyed with coloured light penetrating shadows

  • Artists

    • Degas

      • Master of line and drawing (carefully considered the positioning of people and objects)

      • Doesn’t use the blurring technique

      • Earliest of impressionism so it’s the closest to realism

      • Known for drawing bodies in motion and different perspectives

      • Carriage at the Races, The Ballet Class, The Belleli Family, Glass of Absinthe

        • The Ballet Class series is when he used softness to express action or material

        • Planned asymmetric balance

    • Manet

      • “Not as they are, but as they appear to be”

      • Painted The Railway in a very flat manner and mundane (not realism’s detail with shadows and depth) with unblended paint

      • The Waitress, Luncheon on the Grass, Impression Sunrise, Boulevard des Capucines

    • Monet

      • Perfect example for broken colour (eyes naturally blend the colours)

      • Made 30 paintings of hay bales in different seasons and times of day, “The sun sets so fast, I cannot follow it”

      • Water-lilies series with dry brush technique, no horizon line

      • Rouen Cathedral

        • He wanted to analyze changes in the sun’s movement or interruptions of clouds or haze

    • Renoir

      • Interested in painting women and nude figures

      • Blurs edges to blend subjects with their surroundings (In the Meadow)

      • Used blue paint instead of black in some paintings

      • Luncheon of the Boating Party, The Swing

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