1. Impressionism Before, During and After.
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Impressionism
Before, During and After.
I am Mr. Lanni, Art Teacher and your tour guide. I will lead you through this presentation which highlights a few artists from this period.
Each slide contains a link for more information.

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French Painting
The only respected art during the 1700s and early 1800s were realistic paintings of Classical Roman Scenes, Religious Scenes or History paintings.
The painting on the left is by French artist Jaques Louis David
This painting shows 3 Roman soldiers leaving their father to go off and fight
The painting on the right by French artist Ernest Messioner shows Napolean leaving battle

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Paris, France in the Mid 1800s
Many people left their farms to move to Paris for work, making it a bustling city of 2 million people.
Cafes began opening all over Paris
The Moulin Rouge Cabaret show became popular
Photography was introduced to the public in Paris in 1839
In 1840 the invention of oil paints in metal tubes allowed artists to work outdoors
I am a Photograph from Paris, France 1841.

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Edouard Manet
My girlfriend & I were painted with broad brushstrokes
Manet painted scenes of people like us from everyday Paris life
Edouard Manet is considered the artist who paved the way for the Impressionists
He took his supplies to cafes & painted people like me
Manet started cropping images in his paintings similar to those in the recently invented photograph

5. Beginning of Impressionism
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Beginning of Impressionism
The Impressionists were a group of Artists in Paris France in the late 1800’s
This painting is called Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet.
The Impressionists
got the name of their group from this painting.
Impressionists were inspired by Manet’s Modern pictures and broad brushstrokes
They often painted outside and were most concerned with painting the effects of light
They exhibited on their own because they were rejected from the main Paris exhibit called the Salon

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Claude Monet
Monet is one of the most popular Impressionists
He was known for painting the same subject at different times of day to capture the different effects of light
The painting on the left is Rouen Cathedral in Full Light
The painting on the right is the same building painted with different colors to reflect the time of day

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Camille Pissaro
This painting is called Boulevard Montmartre in the Winter
Pissaro painted his surroundings and loved capturing the effects of light in the Impressionist style
He was older than the other artists and they looked up to him as a father figure

8. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Renoir painted many pictures of women using soft colors
He is quoted saying to his art dealer, “I want to paint stunning pictures that you can sell for very high prices”

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Mary Cassatt
This painting is called Children on The Beach and was painted in 1884
Mary was an American who lived in Paris
She loved to paint pictures of woman and children
She exhibited with the Impressionists
The Impressionists were thought to be radical for letting women paint with them. Most women did not work in the 1800’s

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Post Impressionism
Post Impressionism began in the 1880’s
The artists were influenced by the Impressionists
The Post Impressionists often used brighter colors and showed more emotion in their work

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Vincent Van Gogh
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I painted all the time but never sold anything.
My brother Theo supported me so I could continue painting. I had a close relationship with my brother.
The painting on the left is called Starry Night
Vince tried to show motion in the sky rather than an actual scene
He also tried to show the bright stars at night
Van Gogh was a very depressed man. He does not look too happy in the self portrait above

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Vincent Van Gogh
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Poor Van Gogh went insane
Yes, Van Gogh cut part of his own ear off
Why you ask? Van Gogh was mentally ill
This is a Self Portrait afterwards
He was put in an insane asylum
While in the asylum he kept painting
He painted pictures of the doctors, nurses and the hospital itself
Above is a picture of the hospital corridor and to the right is a picture of trees on the hospital grounds
Eventually Van Gogh killed himself

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Paul Cezanne
He is famous for saying, “I will astonish all of Paris with an apple”.
Cezanne painted with the Impressionists and continued to paint many paintings after them as a Post Impressionist
He produced still life and landscape paintings using simple geometric shapes

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Georges Seurat
Seurat was inspired by the way the Impressionists placed unmixed paint on the canvas
He was also interested in science and color theory
He applied paint as little dots of color
Painting with dots of paint is called pointillism
The picture looks blurry up close and becomes clear from a distance
Magazines are printed using this same science
If you look at a magazine under a magnifying glass you will see little dots of color

15. Impressionism Before, During and After.
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Impressionism
Before, During and After.
That concludes this presentation on the Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Check out the links on each slide to learn more about these artists and many others who worked during this period.

16. The end of 19th Century French Art
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The end of 19th Century French Art
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Museum of Modern Art. (2007). Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In The Collection. Retrieved November 25, 2007, from
Crowther, J. (2007). Impressionism: More Than Meets The Eye. Retrieved November 25, 2007, from  Artist-Perspectives.com Web site:
Impressionism. (2007). Retrieved November 25, 2007, from Artlex Web site:
19th Century Photography. (2007). Retrieved November 25, 2007, from phototree Web site: 
Art Gallery. (2007). Retrieved November 25, 2007, from The Worldwide Art gallery Web site: 
Music is Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental) from the Amelie Soundtrack