ImpressionismFrench CultureMarie-Claire Jalaguier7-4TAJanuary 31, 2013

Claude Monet – Montagnes de l’Estérel

Introductions

Impressionism is a free form of art

Focused primarily on Nature

Claude Monet - Une Allée du jardin de Monet, Giverny

The OriginsFrance

Started in 1869, Established its name in 1874

Movement of art during the late 19th Century

Claude Monet - Les Bateaux rouge, Argenteuil

The Themes

Modern Life

Nature

En Plein Air

Spontaneity

Vincent Van Gogh - IrisesThis painting is based on the theme of nature.

The Themes - Environment

Fascination for the countryside

Scenes of everyday life

Usually includes humans or human activity

Impressionists enjoy painting outside

Vincent Van Gogh – Chestnut Tree in Blossom

The Factors

The subject mattered between landscapes, portraits and bustling cities

A Group of anonymous French artists decided to find a new way of painting

It elicited critical reviews in the past

Vincent Van Gogh – Starry Night

The Factors - The Artists

Some popular well known impressionists are:

Paul Cézanne

Edgar Degas

Claude Monet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Factors - StyleNot the traditional way of art

Focuses on light & reflection

Not perfect

Separating/Contrasting colours

Different brush strokes For Example - Impasto

Edgar Degas – Ballet Rehearsal, 1873

Works Cited

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Works Cited

PicturesMonet, Claude. "Claude Monet Paintings." Monet Painting. A. Cauderlier, 30 Sept. 2006. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. <http://www.intermonet.com/oeuvre/>.

Van Gogh Gallery. Van Gogh Gallery, 2002 - 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/irisesindex.html>.

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