Tuesday, September 21 Working with a partner, view “About Impressionism” power point and answer questions –You can access the power point through the Art Appreciation homepage Intro to Impressionism notes and power point Finishing Mona Lisa and Greek Vases during remaining time

Impressionists were fascinated with the effect of light on color Goal: create a quick, light filled, impression of what was in front of them

“Landscape is nothing but an impression, and an instantaneous one, hence this label that was given us, by the way because of me. I had sent a thing done in Le Havre, from my window, sun in the mist and a few masts of boats sticking up in the foreground....They asked me for a title for the catalogue, it couldn't really be taken for a view of Le Havre, and I said: 'Put Impression.‘ -Monet “Impression — I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it … and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape. ” – Louis Leroy Impression Sunrise, 1882

Used short strokes of brilliant color Painted the colors of objects as they appeared at a specific time of day and season of the year

Impressionists make light and color their subject matter

Claude Monet Painted solid colors onto the canvas using short strokes (broken color) He let the viewer’s eye blend them from a distance –(optical color mixing) Loved to work outdoors

The more Monet painted outdoors, the more he realized that colors were constantly changing with the moving of the sun or the interruption of clouds or haze To analyze these changes, he decided to paint a single subject at different times of day, at different times of year, under different light

Rouen Cathedral : massive surface of carved stone You no longer see the carving but the light and color reflected from different surfaces Monet recorded this subject more than thirty times

What did Monet discover from painting the same subject over and over again, at different times of year and under different light?

Color is affected by the changes in light

Edgar Degas Created sketches and went back to his studio to create paintings from the sketches Favorite subject: The Ballet

Liked to paint in series –Explored the subject of the ballet over and over again Views are often from strange vantage points 1 st artist to exhibit pastels as finished works instead of preliminary sketches

Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal on the Stage, 1874

Often groups figures or objects to one side creating asymmetrical balance

Edgar Degas, Ballet Rehearsal, 1876

Mary Cassatt Influenced by Degas Mothers and children were her favorite subject

Mary Cassatt, The Bath, 1892