1. Impressionism Chapter 24-5

2. Characteristics of Impressionism Began in France Began in France Impact of photography: painters could not be THAT accurate Impact of photography: painters could not be THAT accurate So…tried to capture the momentary overall feeling or impression of light falling on a scene before their eyes So…tried to capture the momentary overall feeling or impression of light falling on a scene before their eyes

3. Impressionism continued Focused on landscapes Focused on landscapes Paintings were completed quickly Paintings were completed quickly Brushstrokes were visible Brushstrokes were visible Oil paints in tubes = outdoor painting possible Oil paints in tubes = outdoor painting possible

4. Claude Monet Impression Sunrise

5. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Le Bal au Moulin de la Galette

6. Camille Pissarro Garden at Pontoise

7. Post-Impressionism Late 19 th and early 20 th centuries Desire to depict worlds other than the visible one Desire to depict worlds other than the visible one Inner worlds of emotion and imagination Inner worlds of emotion and imagination Complicated psychological view of reality Complicated psychological view of reality Overwhelming emotional intensity Overwhelming emotional intensity Cubism: Zigzaggy lines and overlapping planes Cubism: Zigzaggy lines and overlapping planes Nonrepresentational art: focus on mood; not objects Nonrepresentational art: focus on mood; not objects Form as opposed to light Form as opposed to light

8. Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night

9. Paul Gauguin Where Do We Come From?

10. Paul Cezanne Apples and Oranges

11. Pablo Picasso Spanish Spanish The most important artist of the 20 th century The most important artist of the 20 th century 1907 founded Cubism 1907 founded Cubism Complex geometry of zigzagging lines and sharply angled, overlapping planes Complex geometry of zigzagging lines and sharply angled, overlapping planes

12. Picasso Gerrnica on the Spanish Civil War

13. Expressionism 1910 the ultimate of the abstract 1910 the ultimate of the abstract Russian Wssily Kandinsky Russian Wssily Kandinsky Turned away from nature completely Turned away from nature completely Non-figural paintings Non-figural paintings Colors to express emotion and symbolism Colors to express emotion and symbolism BUT no recognizable form BUT no recognizable form

14. Kandinsky Composition VII