Impressionism and Post Impressionism Vocabulary 1 Landscape a

Impressionism and Post. Impressionism Vocabulary 1. Landscape- a painting or drawing of the land or a natural environment 2. Portrait- a picture or likeness of a person. 3. Impressionism- a style of painting characterized by a concentration on the general scene or object and the way light effects the scene or object. 4. En Plein Air- French for “in the open air. ” Sketching or painting outdoors, as opposed to in a studio 5. 6. 7. Still life- a painting or drawing of flowers, fruit, or other assorted objects Brushstroke- the movement of an artists brush full of paint or ink on a surface. Tight brush stroke- when the brushstrokes on a painting are not visible, giving the art a polished look Loose brush stroke- when specific strokes from a brush are visible on a painting 8.

Why learn about Impressionism? We will… • see how master artists have painted. • learn about the artists who influenced our Plein-aire Oil Pastel Unit. • learn how to “read” art and talk about it. • Use this information when putting together your 1 st art history book.

Impressionism 19 th century art movement Word is from “Sunrise” Originated in Paris Used large brush strokes Focused on the effects of the change in time • Influenced by the invention of photography and other industries • • • Claude Monet, Impression – Sunrise, 1872. http: //www. toffsworld. com/art_artists_painters/impressionist_impressionism_art_ movement. htm

Artists of Impressionism and Post Impressionism • Monet • Pissarro • Renoir Van Gogh Mary Cassatt Seurat Matisse

Need to know… (COMPLETE SENTENCES) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Full name of artist---born-died----where from Introductory sentence about artist Type of brushstroke used by artist Color Relationship(s) used by artist Content- What is the artwork about? One fun fact about the artist

Impressionists • Monet • Renoir • Pissarro Post Impressionists • Seurat • Van Gogh • Mary Cassatt • Matisse

Changing times: The Industrial Revolution

Paris Salon of 1865

Examples of paintings hung in the French Salon (Artists: Delacroix and Poussin) -What does the subject matter of these two paintings seem to be? -What style of clothing are the subjects wearing? -What are the main colors?

Honoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salon's Venuses, 1864

Bazille’s Studio, Frederic Bazille (studio shared with Renoir and includes Monet, Renoir, Bazille holding the pallette, and Manet wearing a hat. ) Hanging paintings had been refused by the Salon.

Monet 1840 -1926 Rouen Cathedral during…. what times of day?

Waterlilies, 1920 -1926, Musee de l’Orangerie. Nympheas, 1897– 1898, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Water Lilies, 1919, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare 1877 Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 31 1/2 in. Madame Monet and her Son 1875 oil on canvas 39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.

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Avenue de l'Opera, Paris PISSARRO 1830 -1903.

Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre la nuit, 1897, oil on canvas Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes 1872 oil on canvas 17 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.

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The Two Sisters Painting of Renoir by: Frédéric Bazille Renoir 1841 -1919 Luncheon of the Boating Party The Swing

RENOIR, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876, Musee d’Orsay.

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Children Playing On The Beach Mary Cassatt 1844 -1926 Breakfast in Bed In the Loge, 1879 Title unknown Lydia Seated In The Garden With A Dog In Her Lap

Portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas Portrait Of A Little Girl Boating Party The Letter, 1890 -91

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Vincent Van Gogh (1853 -1890) Self Portraits Sketch, in Paris, 1886. With a Japanese print, 1887. With felt hat, 1886. (influenced by Pointillism, ) 1887. 1886 -87. With a bandaged ear, in Arles, 1889. With Straw Hat, 1887. At Sainte-Remy, 1889.

Irises Sunflowers Vase with Twelve Sunflowers

“…it does me good to do what’s difficult. That doesn’t stop me from having a tremendous need for, shall I say the word ---for religion. So I go outside at night to paint the stars. ” • Van Gogh, the letters to Theo van Gogh. On or about Saturday, 29 September 1888. Starry Night reed pen study, 1889, part of the Baldin Collection.

Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas, Museum of Modern Art.

Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles, 1888, Van Gogh Museum.

Auvers-sur-Oise, July 1890. “They are vast stretches of wheat under troubled skies, and I did not have to go out of my way very much in order to try to express sadness and extreme loneliness…. I'm fairly sure that these canvases will tell you what I cannot say in words, that is, how healthy and invigorating I find the countryside. ”

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Pointillism/Neo-impressionism Seurat A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Seurat

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Fauvism Henri Matisse 1869 -1954 Red Room The Green Stripe (La Raie Verte), also known as Portrait of Madame Matisse Still Life with Geraniums Woman with a Hat

Open Window, Collioure, The Luxembourg Gardens.

The Sheaf Blue_Nudes The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown Jazz

Need to know… (COMPLETE SENTENCES) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Full name of artist---born-died----where from Introductory sentence about artist Type of brushstroke used by artist Color Relationship(s) used by artist Content- What is the artwork about? One fun fact about the artist