French Impressionists French III Ms. Pyrett

Table of Contents What is impressionism? Who are some famous Impressionists? Exit Works Cited Author’s SlideConcept Map

What is impressionism? A style of art that is typical of 19 th century France Was started in Paris by a small group of revolutionary artists They were rejected by the Salon and formed their own Salon des Refusés The art is characterized by certain key features… click here to find out more!click here to find out more! BackExit Contents

Features of Impressionism Brushstrokes Light Content Technology BackExit Contents

Brushstrokes Light Blurry Short Broken « Taches » (stains) Gave way to pointillism (dots rather than lines) BackExit Contents

Light They studied natural light En plain air Also studied the effects of artificial lighting New technologies allowed the artists to study and paint outdoors… to view these techonologies click hereto view these techonologies click here BackExit Contents

Technologies that allowed artists to study and paint outside Easels Paint in tubes Pencils ExitBack Contents

Content Painted scenes of women and children As well as everyday people Also painted scenes in restaurants, horse tracks and theatres Painted the French country side ExitBack Contents

Technology In addition to the new technologies that allowed the artists to paint outside they were obsessed with the new technologies of the day Cameras Lightbulbs Steam Engine Back Exit Contents

Camera Captured everyday scenes Influenced painters to paint like a picture i.e. edges cut off, you wouldn’t see all of a person’s face, it would be half cut off on the edge Toulouse Lautrec BackExit Contents

Light Bulb Impressionists studied the effects of artifical lighting on colors and faces Edgar Degas BackExit Contents

Steam Engine Influenced artists in two main ways They studied the effects of light on the steam They were able to travel to the seaside and art was brought over from Asia Claude Monet BackExit Contents

Famous Impressionists Claude Monet Edouard Manet Edgar Degas Paul Cézanne Berthe Morisot Pierre-Auguste Renoir ExitBack Contents

Claude Monet The most widely known impressionist Left the Paris scene for his home in Giverny Known for his studies of changes in light, seasons, and time His most famous works ExitBack Contents Video

Monet’s Works Poppies Blooming HaystacksRouen Cathedral Japanese Bridge Parliament Water Lillies ExitBack Contents

Edouard Manet Considered the father of impressionism Started with a pallet of greys and blacks Mostly portraits ExitBack His most famous works Contents Video

Manet’s Works Old Guitarist Young Flautist Émile Zola The Balcony Breakfast in the Studio BackExit Contents

Edgar Degas Painted mostly women Horse Races Ballarinas Operas ExitBack Contents

Degas’ Works Portrait of the Bellini Family Horseraces in Longchamps The Singer with the Glove Ballet Rehearsal The Tub BackExt Contents

Paul Cézanne Early Cubist also Landscapes Still lives His most famous works ExitBack Contents

Cézanne’s Works Montagne Saint-Victoire The Bathers Still Lives BackExit Contents

Berthe Morisot One of the only two well known impressionists that was a woman Studied daily activities of women and their children Married Manet’s brother Her most famous works ExitBack Contets video

Morisot’s Works Harbor at Loraint On the Balcony Lady at her toilet Chasing Butterflies At the Ball ExitBack Contents

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Studied light and shadows Loved to paint people Also studied women more than others His most famous works ExitBack Contents Video

Renoir’s Works Claude Monet Luncheon of the Boating Party The Country Dance The Bathers Dance at le Moulin de la Galette BackExit Contents

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