A Study of Impressionism

April 3, 2005

We will learning about the Impressionistic Period of art which started in France in the late 1800s.
You will read below to understand what Impressionism means. Then you will then chose an artist to critique. You will talk about the subject matter, colors, and brushwork. You will then give your opinion of the artist's work. You can use ClarisWorks or Word to write down your information.

Impressionism

The Impressionist Art Movement was named after a painting done by Monet entitled Impression: Sunrise. He and a group of artists moved away from the traditional style of painting and created a new way to look at and paint the world. These artists preferred to paint the life that surrounded them. They painted people in their natural environments, where they worked and lived. They like to paint pictures of the countryside and city life. This was very different from the formal paintings of famous and influential people posed in a peticular setting.

The impressionists were also interested in light and how it changed throughout the day and on their subject.For example, they would pick a spot outside to paint and watch that area at sunrise, high noon, and at sunset to see how the different light affected what they saw. They were also interested in how weather affected the scene they were painting. In other words, they were painting their impression of the scene. They enjoyed painting out of doors in natural light rather than in a studio from sketches.

Post Impressionism

The First Impressionist Art Show

Impressionists

Claude Monet	Edourad Manet	Auguste Renoir	Camille Pissaro	Edgar Degas
Bio	Biography on A & E	Art Access	Paintings	Art Access
1st Art Show	Web Museum	1st Art Show	Biography on A & E	1st Art Show
Art Access		Biography on A & E	Web Museum	Biography on A & E

Post-Impressionists

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	Vincent Van Gogh	Georges Seurat	Paul Cezzane
Art Access	Art Access	Art Access	Art Access
Works and Bio	Guggenheim	Famous Painting	Art Work