This document provides an overview of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. It discusses how Impressionism emphasized light, color, and capturing fleeting moments outdoors. Key Impressionist artists included Monet, Degas, and Renoir. Post-Impressionism emerged in reaction, with bolder colors and styles that conveyed more emotion. Artists like Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh pushed artistic boundaries in their Post-Impressionist works.

1. IMPRESSIONISM & POST-IMPRESSIONISM Presentation by: Rachel Marchant, Jenna Sanfilippo, and Brianna Sculley

2. IMPRESSIONISM Emphasized visible light and color Used dull, dark colors – green, gray, brown Vague, as if a glance of the subject Technique involved using little detail Small brushstrokes, thick paint, blurred outlines Painters painted outside, on location rather than in studios Landscapes, people, street and café scenes, etc.

3. IMPRESSIONISM Developed in France in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries 1870s – Franco-Prussian War Difficult times for France Painters were optimistic – pointed out the beautiful and good things in life Photography Moved away from depicting reality (through photos) Instead sought to instill emotion with paintings

4. EDGAR DEGAS “ The Green Dancers” “ The Dance Class”

5. EDGAR DEGAS “ Woman on a Café Terrace”

6. CLAUDE MONET “ Impression: Sunrise”

7. CLAUDE MONET “ The Terrace” “ Woman With a Parasol Facing Right”

8. PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR “ Moulin de la Galette” “ The Swing”

9. PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR “ Jeunes Filles au Piano” “ Luncheon of the Boating Party”

10. POST-IMPRESSIONISM Reaction against limitations of Impressionism Advancement of styles and techniques More romantic, emotional, avant-garde, and shocking than Impressionism Bolder colors, sharper outlines Sought to combine inner world of mind and spirit and outer world of physical substance Create visual sensation, not record it Individual painters had different styles and ideals

11. POST-IMPRESSIONISM Late 19 th century – 1880s Progress of science and industry – highly industrialized world Artists looked for untouched beauty and simplicity Effects of the Franco-Prussian War Conservative backlash, anarchist violence Nietzsche – saw truth in the irrational Conveyed spirit, emotion, and ideals

12. PAUL CÉZANNE “ Madame” “ Basket of Apples”

13. GEORGES SEURAT “ A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”

14. PAUL GAUGUIN “ The Yellow Christ”

15. VINCENT VAN GOGH “ Self-Portrait” (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin)

16. OUR OPINIONS … We personally feel that the majority of impressionist paintings are incredibly beautiful and are the perfect medium between classical and obscure art. “ Achille Emperaire” by Paul Cézanne

17. “ White Water Lilies” by Monet