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ImpressionismThe beginning of Modern Art
Objectives Understand the goals of the
ImpressionistsIdentify the addition of pastel as a
new art mediumIndentify major outside influences
on Impressionist artistsName the notable impressionist
artists and describe some of their works
Place impressionism on a timeline
What came before…?1790-1850-Romanticism
Remember the emotional-scenes full of drama- of the Romanticism artists….Turner in England
Painted scenes at different times of day to capture the effects of weather and time.
S. Giorgio Maggiore: Early Morning1819; Watercolor
J. M. W.Turner
After painting in watercolors at the beginning of his career, he began painting landscapes in oils.
He became less and less interested in showing nature in realistic detail.
He concentrated on the effects that light and atmosphere have on subject matter.
In time, light and atmosphere became the most important part of Turner’s works. Rain, Steam and
Speed1844; Oil on canvas,
J.M.W. Turner and Oils
Snow Storm: Steamboat off a Harbor’s Mouth 1842Oil paint on canvas
Realism 1830-1900 In France, some artists wanted to
paint every day scenes as they really looked.
Ordinary people were the subject matter.
Jean Francois Millet,The Gleaners
Edouard Manet
The Railway
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère,
Captured people in everyday situations
Compare Romanticism-Realism
Modern ArtFirst half of 20th century
Modern ArtFirst half of 20th centuryModern art begins with Impressionism and
continues until present day. Impressionism is the combination of everyday
scenes and the affects of light
Claude Monet, La Grenouillere, 1869
Impressionism1870-1920
Quest for Realism-one step further
Compare Realism to ImpressionismCritics said “ looks like they fired paint at the canvas with a pistol”
At a distance-the eye blends the color together
Impressionism1870-1920
Rejected:◦ Renaissance perspective◦ Balance◦ Focal point ◦ Painting in a studio
Main goal:◦ To present an “impression” : a brief glimpse.
This is much like a photograph
InfluencesPhotography-candid (un-
posed views of people) Japanese prints-first
imported into France 1860’s
Contributions: Established the artist’s
right to experiment with
personal style
Color
Impressionists realized color is not permanent but changes constantly according to the effects of light, reflection, or weather on the objects surface
Full sun Dull weather Full sun
Claude Monet Haystacks
Pastel as a new medium
Mary Cassatt. Mother Playing with Her Child. c.1897. Pastel on paper.
Mary Cassatt. Maternal Kiss. 1897. Pastel on paper
Edgar Degas
First to introduce pastels as a medium
Objectives revisited….. What were the goals of the
Impressionists?Who was the first artist to use
pastel as a new art medium?What were the major outside
influences on Impressionist artists?Name the notable impressionist
artists and describe some of their works
Place impressionism on a timeline
New ProjectUse pastel as the medium1. Draw a part of an object from an unusual
angle-like Monet did with Rouen CathedralParts of the object must go off the paper
2. Draw an ordinary scene around you-such as a classroom of students, the cafeteria at lunch, movie theater scene, etc.
Parts of the scene must go off the paper-like Japanese prints did