Impressionism (1865–1885)

About the time

The Industrial Revolution is still happening and society is thriving in France.

The Art

 Most of the Impressionists are French and they began painting less realistically in response to realism.  Impressionism is marked by painters painting outside in direct sunlight and using dots, slashes and dabs of color that is not blended into the colors around it.  They were also interested in changing light, the weather and reflections on water.  Like realists they were interested in casual glances at ordinary life but they painted those subjects in an individual way.

Materials

The paintings are oil on canvas.

Lillypads

Impressionism Bridge

“rouen" Cathedral.  Monet liked to paint the same scene in as many different lights as possible

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Manet- (man-ay) was more famous than Monet while they were alive but Monet is now much more well known.

"Olympia"

"A Bar at the Folies-Bergere"  1882 Notice that there is a mirror behind the bar-tender.  In the mirror you can see the reflection of her back, the rest of the bar with many people, a chandelier and a woman's legs with green boots.  You can also see the man that she is talking to and that the viewer's perspective is really his perspective.

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Renoir-(rehn-nu-ah) famous for painting big party scenes and lots of speckled  natural light

Pissaro- "Montmartre"  french street scenes

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Mary Cassat- women and children (She was a woman and the only American to be very famous for this style.)

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Morisot-(moor-ee-so) women and flowers

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Degas- (day-gah) hats, dancers (lived by a hat store and a dance studio) and horse track.  He would watch the dancers at the studio a lot.

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Review Test

Go to the Review Test Page and click on the Impressionism Test.  FIll in the answer sheet with the answers and turn it in to Ms. Allekotte for a grade.