2. Impressionism was a 19th century art
movement that began as a loose
association of Paris based artists, who
began exhibiting their art publicly in the
1860’s.
The name of the movement is derived
from the title of a Claude Monet
painting, called Impression, Sunrise
3. A French 19th century art movement
which marked a momentous break from
tradition in European painting.
The Impressionists incorporated new
scientific research into the physics of
color to achieve a more exact
representation of color and tone.
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5. Impressionist art is a style in which the
artist captures the image of an object
as someone would see it if they just
caught a glimpse of it. They paint the
pictures with a lot of color and most of
their pictures are outdoor scenes.
Their pictures are very bright and
vibrant. The artists like to capture
their images without detail but with
bold colors
6. The sudden change in the look of these
paintings was brought about by a change in
methodology: applying paint in small touches
of pure color rather than broader strokes,
and painting out of doors to catch a
particular fleeting impression of color and
light.
The result was to emphasize the artist’s
perception of the subject matter as much
as the subject itself
7. Impressionist artists felt the new technology
of Photography was ruining the art of
painting. They felt the need to create a new
style of painting in which accurate rendering
of the subject was not the main focus.
The Impressionists changed the approach
to painting, by recreating the sensation in
the eye that views the subject, rather
than recreating the subject.
8. The public, at first hated the paintings,
then gradually came to believe that the
impressionists had captured a fresh and
original vision.
The art critics of that time, continued to
disapprove calling the paintings unfinished
sketches.
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10. 1. Visible brushstrokes
2. Light Colors
3. Emphasis on Light and
the changing Qualities
4. Ordinary Subject
Matter
5. Unusual Visual Angles
6. Open Compositions
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18. Today the Impressionist style is very
much alive and a very successful technique
of painting.
Though many artists have painted in
style, the following artists were the
innovators and masters of their style
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20. 1. Claude Monet – Lilly ponds & Gardens
2.Auguste Renoir – People Outdoors•
3.Edgar Degas – Dancers and Theater
4. Camille Pissarro – Cities and Streets
5.Alfred Sisley – Rivers and Landscapes
21. Also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or
Claude Oscar Monet (November 14,
1840 – December 5, 1926)
Was a founder of a French
impressionist painting, and the most
consistent and prolific practitioner of
the movement's philosophy of
expressing one's perceptions before
nature, especially as applied to plein-
air landscape painting.
The term Impressionism is derived
from the title of his painting
Impression, Sunrise.
Claude Monet
26. An innovative artist, Pierre-Auguste
Renoir was born on February 25, 1841,
in Limoges, France. He started out as
an apprentice to a porcelain painter
and studied drawing in his free time.
After years as a struggling painter,
Renoir helped launch an artistic
movement called Impressionism in
1870s. He eventually became one of
the most highly regarded artists of his
time. He died in Cagnes-sur-Mer,
France, in 1919.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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31. Born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France,
Edgar Degas went on to study at the
École des Beaux-Arts (formerly the
Académie des Beaux-Arts) in Paris and
became renowned as a stellar portraitist,
fusing Impressionistic sensibilities with
traditional approaches.
Both a painter and sculptor, Degas
enjoyed capturing female dancers and
played with unusual angles and ideas
around centering. His work influenced
several major modern artists, including
Pablo Picasso. Degas died in Paris in
1917.
Edgar Degas
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36. Camille Pissarro was born on July 10,
1830, on the island of St. Thomas.
Relocating to Paris as a young man,
Pissarro began experimenting with art,
eventually helping to shape the
Impressionist movement with friends
including Claude Monet and Edgar
Degas.
Pissarro was also active in Post-
Impressionist circles, continuing to paint
until his death in Paris on November 13,
1903.
Camille Pissarro
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41. Alfred Sisley was born on
October 30, 1839, in Paris,
France. The Franco-German War
financially ruined the Sisley
family, but Sisly still decided to
make painting his full-time
career and struggled with
poverty for the rest of his life.
He was an associate of Claude
Monet and Pierre-Auguste
Renoir. Sisley died in Moret-sur-
Loing, France, in 1899.
Alfred Sisley
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48. Impressionists strongly emphasized the effects of light
in their paintings.
They used short, thick strokes of paint to capture the
essence of the object rather than the subject’s details.
Quickly applied brush strokes give the painterly illusion
of movement and spontaneity.
A thick impasto application of paint means that even
reflections on the water’s surface appear as substantial
as any object in a scene.
The Impressionists lightened their palettes to include
pure, intense colors.
Impressionists avoided hard edges by working wet into
wet.
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49. The surface of an Impressionist painting is opaque.
Impressionists did not use the thin paint films and
glazes that were popularized by Renaissance
artists.
Impressionists often painted at a time of day
when there were long shadows.
This technique of painting outdoors helped
impressionists better depict the effects of light
and emphasize the vibrancy of colors.
They used Optical Mixing rather than mixing on
the palette.
50. 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.
Grays and dark tones are produced by
mixing complimentary colors. In pure
impressionism the use of black paint is
avoided.
