Impressionism: history

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Impressionism history

• Inspired by Edouard Manet
• Rebelled against French art establishment
• Movement received name at 1874 art exhibition

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Impressionism characteristics

• General impression of a scene or object
• use of pure, unmixed primary colors
• used small brush strokes to simulate reflected
  light

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Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet, 1872
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Le Parliament by Claude Monet, 1904
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Haystacks by Claude Monet
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Haystacks Morning snow effect by Claude Monet
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Rouen Cathedral by Claude Monet, 1894
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Waterlilies by Claude Monet
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Waterlilies by Claude Monet
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Flowers at Giverny by Claude Monet
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Girl with Watering Can by Pierre Auguste Renoir
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Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir
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The Dancer by Edgar Degas
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Post-Impressionism

• Redirection of Impressionism
• Reaction against fleeting impressions
• Restored concern for formal elements

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2 groups

• Formalists
• Seurat Pointillists
• Cezanne
• Colorists
• Van Gogh
• Gauguin
• Matisse

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Pointillism

• Application of paint in small dots of pure color
• also called Neo-Impressionism

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Sunday Afternoon on Le Grande Jatte by Seurat
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Pointillism close-up
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Cezanne

• Most significant contribution eliminated
  distinction between foreground background
  asserted flatness of the 2-dimensional canvas

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Still Life by Cezanne
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Still Life by Cezanne
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Wheatfields by Vincent Van Gogh
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Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
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Bedroom at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh
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Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
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The Dance by Matisse
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Blue Nude by Henri Matisse
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Icarus by Henri Matisse
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Impressionism review

• General impression of a scene or object
• use of pure, unmixed primary colors
• used small brush strokes to simulate reflected
  light

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Post-Impressionism review

• Re-direction of Impressionism
• Reaction against fleeting impressions
• Restored concern for formal elements