1. Impressionism

2. Characteristics of Impressionism Luminosity (emitting or reflecting light) The interaction of light and form Example: Light reflecting on water Subtlety of tone (different shades of color) Use of complementary colors

3. Characteristics of Impressionism From the Romantics, a fascination with nature. From the Realists, use of unbiased objectivity. A response to photography A response to 19 th century science Physics of light Chemistry of paint Laws of optics

4. Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) Pioneer of Impressionism First work of the style called Impression: Sunrise, done in 1873. Critic called it “only an impression” and “wallpaper in its embryonic state” Plein-air: Painting outdoors.

5. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise 1873, Oil on canvas

6. Claude Monet Haystacks, End of Summer 1891, Oil on canvas

8. Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral Series 1892 – 1893 Oil on canvas

9. Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral Series 1892 – 1893 Oil on canvas

10. Claude Monet Water-Lily Pond, Symphony in Green 1899 Oil on canvas

11. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) Render nature with short, brilliant brush strokes Themes of everyday life (dining, dancing, boating, socializing, etc.) Spontaneous position of subjects Over 6,000 paintings

12. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party Oil on canvas, 1881

13. Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) Rejected “posed” models Viewpoint is deliberately random Influenced by photography Loved painting dancers & horses

14. Edgar Degas The False Start 1870, Oil on canvas

16. Edgar Degas, The Dancing Class 1871 – 72, Oil on wood

17. Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal 1873 – 78, Oil on canvas

18. Edgar Degas The Little Dancer 1880 – 1881 Bronze with net tutu and hair ribbon

19. Mary Cassatt Knew and exhibited with Degas and Renoir Likely the lover of Degas Specialty was mother/daughter scenes Popular artist in America, but she preferred France because of their views on women

20. Mary Cassatt The Bath 1891 – 1892 Oil on canvas

22. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Opposite of Cassatt Images of prostitutes, whore houses, cabaret dancers, etc. Mocked traditional ideas of beauty Stylized figures, almost caricatures

23. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At The Moulin-Rouge 1893 – 1895, Oil on canvas

24. Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917) Parts left unfinished to create contrast between rough and polished texture. This made the light reflect more realistically “The sculpture of antiquity sought the logic of the human body; I seek its psychology.”

25. Auguste Rodin 'The Age Of Bronze' About 1876 Bronze

26. Auguste Rodin The Thinker 1902 Bronze and marble

27. Auguste Rodin The Kiss 1902 Bronze and marble