Impressionism &Impressionism &Post ImpressionismPost Impressionism

Van Gogh

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Origins of Impressionism

• Art movement starting in the 1860s.

• Originating in France.

• Monet’s “Impressions Sunrise” was inspiration for the name of the art movement.

Monet

Characteristics of Some Impressionistic Artwork.

• Study of transient effects of light

• Loose brushstrokes• Optical color blending• Scenes from everyday

life• Outdoor settings• Weather &

atmosphere

Renoir

Transient Effects of Light

Degas

Observing

and recording the fleeting effects of light and shadows.

Loose BrushstrokesImpressionistic artwork is objective. It represents an object or form,yet it is painted loosely. This was a break from thehighly realistic artwork of the Renaissance which preceded Impressionism.

Renoir“Impressionism”

Da Vinci“Renaissance”

Optical blending of colors

“Neo-Impressionist”Georges Seurat used a method called “Pointillism” to put dots of the primary colors onto the canvas. The color would blendoptically as the viewer looked at the work.

Seurat

Scenes from Everyday Life

Impressionistic subject matter usually consisted of scenes from everyday life. For example, this could be a street scene, a still life of common objects, or a mother and a child. Cézanne

Outdoor Settings

Outdoor settings were popular withthe impressionist.They were intriguedwith light on objectsand the outdoors was great for catching that feeling of fleeting light.Monet

Weather & Atmosphere

Van Gogh

Some of the Impressionistswere fascinated with weather and atmosphere and trying to capturethe feeling and movement of theseelements.

Post-ImpressionismPost-Impressionismfollowed Impressionism.The Post-Impressionists were less casual and more emotionally charged. They showed a greater concern for: expression, structure,and form

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Degas “Impressionist”

Cézanne“Post-Impressionist”

American Impressionist

There were severalAmerican Impressionistartists. The most famouswas a woman named Mary Cassatt. She was most well known for her pastel drawings of mothersand their children.

Cassatt

• Short, thick strokes of paint are used to quickly capture the essence of the subject, rather than its details.

• Colors are applied side-by-side with as little mixing as possible, creating a vibrant surface.

• The optical mixing of colors occurs in the eye of the viewer.

Impressionist painting techniques

• The play of natural light is emphasized. Close attention is paid to the reflection of colors from object to object.

• Grays and dark tones are produced by mixing complementary colors. In pure Impressionism the use of black paint is avoided.

• Painting in the evening to get effets de soir - the shadowy effects of the light in the evening or twilight.

Pierre-AugusteRenoir1881

Claude Monet1875

Claude Monet 1885

Claude Monet 1916

Camille Pissarro 18878” x 10”

Edgar Degas1878

Assignment: Impressionism Day 1

Oil Pastel Still Life Practice:

•Find a color photograph of real object(s) or a landscape.

•Copy it lightly onto watercolor paper

•Color it using oil pastels

Assignment: Impressionistic Painting Highlights

• Read the Impressionism assignment document!

• You will create your own original painting in the style of Impressionism. (not a copy)

• Your painting will be based on a photographic reference.

• Medium: oil pastel

• 14”x18” watercolor paper

Assignment: Impressionistic Painting

• Look for a photo reference

• Use the Impressionism Project Worksheet to create a plan for how you are going to make an impressionistic painting from the photo.

• Practice with oil pastel

• Sketch drawing onto watercolor paper