1. OBJECTIVE 38: STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING BY DESCRIBING IMPRESSIONISM CHARACTERISTICS

2. WHAT IS IMPRESSIONISM? The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light.

3. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW o Mostly French artists o Rejected by art “establishment” (known as the “Salon”) o 1874: Created their own independent exhibition o Impressionism was originally a derogatory term o Art reflected their interest in changes in the light and atmosphere o Frequently painted landscapes o Influenced by photography, but focused on capturing what the camera couldn’t o Group of friends who influenced each other

4. CHARACTERISTIC: ORDINARY SUBJECT MATTER CLAUDE MONET, WATER LILLIES 1916

5. UNUSUAL VISUAL ANGLES OR ZOOMED-IN VIEWS CLAUDE MONET, BORDIGHERA, 1884

6. ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE Edgar Degas, Jockeys before the Race

7. LACK OF DETAIL & UNFINISHED LOOK

8. PAINTED OUTSIDE, SHOWING VIEWS OF NATURE

9. EMPHASIS ON LIGHT AND THE CHANGING QUALITIES OF IT

10. ON THE BACK OF YOUR NOTES! Write a post card (image on one side and a note on the other) that describes the impressionism characteristics.