Impressionism

1860-1900’s

Impressionism

Emphasis of Light

Major Artists

Subject Matter

Industrial Revolution Inventions

Brush strokes

Historical, political and cultural circumstances that created one of the most popular and influential art movements.

Impressionists

E  Everyday Life 

L  Light 

B  Brush strokes 

O  Outdoor settings 

W  Weather and atmosphere

Emphasis of Light

Time of day

Complementary colors

Bright colors

Berthe Morisot

The basic principle of the Impressionist movement is that each work is based on the artists immediate visual impression of the scene at a certain point in time of day. Each work is a study of light, atmosphere and the play of reflections and color.

Impressionists Artists

Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Pierre Renoir (1841-1919)

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)Pierre Renoir

Impressionism broke every rule of the French Academy of Fine Arts, the conservative school that had dominated art training and taste since 1648.

Subjects

Everyday life

Landscapes

Edgar Degas

Industrial Revolution

Inventions like the steam engine and the camera changed the way artists recorded the world around them.

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on artists?

(Artists were able to travel more easily)

Brush strokes

Short

Claude Monet

Paul Cezanne

Impressionists

Impressionists

Emphasis on light

Time of day

Short Artists

Monet

Degas

Renoir

Industrial Revolution

Subject

Brushstrokes

Bright Colors

CameraSteam Engine

Everyday Life Landscapes

Post Impressionists

Vincent van Gogh

Paul Gauguin

Georges Seurat