2. PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
He was a celebrator of beauty, and
especially feminine sensuality.
Renoir's paintings are notable for their
vibrant light and saturated color, most
often focusing on people in intimate and
candid compositions.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French artist who was a
leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.
7. PAUL CEZANNE
He used planes of colour and small brushstrokes
that build up to form complex fields. The
paintings convey Cézanne's intense study of his
subjects.
Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between
late 19th-century Impressionism and the early
20th century's new line of artistic enquiry,
Cubism.
Both Matisse and Picasso are said to have
remarked that Cézanne "is the father of us all."
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) French post-Impressionist painter
11. VINCENT VAN GOGH
His work had a great influence on 20th century art.
He moved to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists.
During his life he suffered frequent bouts of mental illness.
He produced over 2,500 artworks
He died aged 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to
be self-inflicted (although no gun was ever found).
Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter.
12. Van Gogh: self portraits
Juan Manuel Hernández Andúa Self-Portrait,1887
17. PAUL GAUGHIN
Recognized after his death for his experimental use of color
distinguishably different from Impressionism.
Influences Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse (French avant-garde)
Experimentation with color:
• Cloisonnism (cloisons or "compartments") post-Impressionist painting with
flat forms separated by dark contours.
• Synthetism neither form nor color predominate but each has an equal
role.
Gauguin spent some time in Martinique and Tahiti, where he did
significant works.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) French Post-Impressionist painter, sculptor and
ceramist.
21. HENRY MATISSE
Recognised as a leading figure in modern art for his use
of colour and his fluid and original way of drawing.
Commonly regarded as one of the three artists who
helped to define the revolutionary developments in the
plastic arts in the early twentieth century (along with
Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp)
He was initially labelled as Fauve (strong and free use
of colour regardless of reality).
Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse (1869-1954) French painter and sculptor.
26. PABLO RUIZ PICASSO
Early years extraordinary artistic talent
(realistic manner).
Before 1900 his style changed as he
experimented with different theories,
techniques, and ideas.
His work is often categorised into periods.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist who spent most of his
adult life in France.
One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century.
Exceptionally prolific.
Co-founder of Cubist movement.