1.  “Do you hear the people sing?” Impressionism: A Critique of the Bourgeoisie and a Critique of Modern Life

2. Learning objectives  Define a flâneur (1)  Explain how Baudelaire contributes to the evolution of the flâneur (2)  Describe the relationship between the flâneur and the rise in Impressionist art (2)  Outline the characteristics of Impressionist art. (1,3)  Evaluate the value of works of Impressionists” studied and how they are relevant today (5)  Assess the impact of Impressionist art (4)

3. Charles Baudelaire  Étienne Carjat, Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, circa 1862  “On the Heroism of Modern Life” Salon 1845 and 1846  “To the Bourgeoisie” 1846 given to the audience at the Salon of 1846

4. The flâneur and Impressionism  An idle person  Man about town  Critic of modern life and the bourgeoisie  An artist who modernizes art though observation of life in the city  Baudelaire's essays 1845, 1846, 1863

5. Titian, Venus of Urbino (1538)

6. Édouard Manet Olympia (1865) Oil on canvas H. 130; W. 190 cm Musee d’Orsay

7. Édouard Manet  1832-1883  Le Gare Saint-Lazare ( 1873)  Or The Railway  93.3 cm × 111.5 cm  Oil on canvas  National Gallery of Art

8. Claude Monet  Sunrise  48 cm × 63 cm  1872  Musee Marmottan Monet

9. Impressionism  Frequently rejects traditional method or style of painting  Embrace new technology; paint tubes made them more mobile; snythetic pigments made colors more vibrant  Represent modern life  Short, broken brushstrokes that barely convey forms  Pure unblended colors, and an emphasis on the effects of light.  Impressionists often rendered shadows and highlights in color. (instead of black or grey)  Subject matter expresses a broader representation of the human experience  Gets name from art critic’s reaction to Monet’s work

10. Pierre-Auguste Renoir  1841-1919  Bal du Le Moulin de la Galette  1876  Oil on canvas  H. 131; W. 175 cm  Musée d'Orsay

11. Berthe Morisot’s  1841-1895  The Cradle 1872  Oil on canvas  H. 56; W. 46 cm  Paris, Musée d'Orsay

12. Mary Cassatt  1844-1926  In the Loge (1878)  oil on canvas  81.28 x 66.04 cm  Museum of Fine Arts Boston

13. Mary Cassatt  1844-1926  The Child’s Bath (1893)  oil on canvas,  100.3 x 66.1 cm / 39-1/2 x 26 inches  Art Institute of Chicago