The document explores the artistic contributions of several prominent painters, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, highlighting their significant impact on the evolution of art movements such as Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. It emphasizes their unique styles, techniques, and notable works, as well as their influences on future generations of artists. The document serves as an overview of these masters, celebrating their creativity and innovative approaches to art.

1. RE-INTERPRET
WELL-KNOWN PAINTINGS
ARTS & CRAFTS
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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.

3. Renoir: portraits
Jorge Cabezos Olmedo
Portrait of Charles and
Georges Durand Ruel, 1882

4. Renoir: self portraits
María Caro García Self-Portrait 1910

5. Renoir: nudes
Francisco Carrasco García-Almenta Three bathers,1897

6. Renoir: landscapes
Marta Cerezuela Vidal Landscape between Storms,1875

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

8. Cézanne: landscapes
Noelia Cutillas Jiménez L'Estaque, 1885

9. Cézanne: still life
Pedro García Pérez Still Life with an Open Drawer, 1879

10. Cézanne: portraits
Fernando García Soler Uncle Dominique portrait, 1866

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

13. Van Gogh: portraits
Juan León Fernández Portrait of Pere Tanguy 1887

14. Van Gogh: cypresses
Pablo Marín Abenza Road with Cypress and Star, 1890

15. Van Gogh: wheat fields
Marina Martínez García Wheatfield with Crows, 1890

16. Van Gogh: flowers
Fernando Mellado Pagán Sunflowers,, 4th version, 1888

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.

18. Gaughin: early paintings
Sofía Mirete Viudes Mandolin on a chair, 1880

19. Gaughin: Cloissonism
María Molina Pérez Landscape, 1887

20. Gaughin: Tahiti works
Paula Moreno Hernández Tahitian landscape, 1893

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.

22. Matisse: early paintings (still life)
Pablo Otón Moral Vase of sunflowers,1898

23. Matisse: nudes
María Palacio Bolarín Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra),1907

24. Matisse: portraits
Ángela Victoria Pérez-Guillermo del Valle Woman with a Hat, 1905

25. Matisse: self portraits
Adrián Romero Bernal
Self-Portrait in a
Striped T-shirt (1906)

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.

27. Picasso: Early paintings
Aranzazu Sánchez Ibabe First Communion. 1896.

28. Picasso: Blue period
José Serrano Gómez Woman from the back, 1902

29. Picasso: Rose period
Paula Torres García Woman with a Fan, 1905

30. Picasso: Cubism
Raúl Urbano Burrel Violin and Grapes, 1912

31. Picasso: surrealism
Isla Marina Vallés Soto The Weeping Woman, 1937

32. Picasso: Civil war
Irene Angosto Pedreño Guernica, 1937

33. Arts & crafts
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