Impressionism
-on The Impressionists...
“Art is not nature... There was a lot more to be got out of color.” (Pierre Bonnard)
“What I am after is the first impression – I want to show all one sees on first entering
the room – what my eye takes in at first glance.” (Pierre Bonnard)
“I can only draw what I see.” (Claude Monet)
Time-Line
Neoclassical (1750–1850) Art that recaptures Greco-Roman grace and grandeur
David, Ingres, Greuze, Canova Enlightenment (18th century); Industrial Revolution (1760–
1850)
Romanticism (1780–1850) The triumph of imagination and individuality
Caspar Friedrich, Gericault, Delacroix, Turner, Benjamin West American Revolution (1775–
1783); French Revolution (1789–1799); Napoleon crowned emperor of France (1803)
Realism (1848–1900) Celebrating working class and peasants; en plein air rustic painting
Corot, Courbet, Daumier, Millet
European democratic revolutions of 1848
Impressionism (1865–1885) Capturing fleeting effects of natural light
Monet, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro, Cassatt, Morisot, Degas Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871);
Unification of Germany (1871)
Post-Impressionism (1885–1910) A soft revolt against Impressionism
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, SeuratBelle Époque (late-19th-century Golden Age); Japan
defeats Russia (1905)
Fauvism and Expressionism (1900–1935) Harsh colors and flat surfaces (Fauvism); emotion
distorting form
Matisse, Kirchner, Kandinsky, Marc Boxer Rebellion in China (1900); World War (1914–1918)
Dejeuner sur l’Herbe- Edouard Manet
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe – originally
titled Le Bain – is a large oil on
canvas painting by Édouard Manet
created in 1862 and 1863.
Artist; Édouard Manet
Location; Musée d'Orsay
Period; Realism
Genre; Genre art
Dimensions; 2.08 m x 2.64 m
Created; 1862–1863
In a Café (Absinthe)-Edgar Degas
Artist; Edgar Degas
Year; 1876
Type; Oil on canvas
Dimensions 92 cm × 68 cm
(36.2 in × 26.8 in)
Location Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Bal Du Moulin De La Galette- Auguste
Renoir Bal du moulin de la Galette is
an 1876 painting by French
artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It
is housed at the Musée
d'Orsay in Paris and is one of
Impressionism's most
celebrated masterpieces.
Artist; Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Location; Musée d'Orsay
Period; Impressionism
Dimensions; 1.31 m x 1.75 m
Created; 1876
Media; Oil paint
Mind MapMoney
Revolution
1800’s
Parks
Pop
Culture
Toileting
Nature
Historical
Café
Culture
Environmental
Luxury
Abolition of
slavery
Sexuality
Architectural
overhaul
IMPRESSIONIST EXHIBITION
European
Prostitution
Paris
Entertainment
Sociological
Artists
Quarters
Monmarte
Live Music
Cafes
Bands
Community
Political
Friendship
Baron
Georges
Eugene
Haussman
Geographical
Reconstruction
3 main topics
Pop Culture
Geographical
Environmental
Curatorial influence
Have to climb 5 flights of stairs
Big clock face displaying abundant scenes of
Paris
Dark walls-recently painted darker
Influx of natural and artificial light
Most popular/celebrated paintings displayed in
middle of room
Informing my own ideas
As a creative person I find inspiration in the
impressionists way of free thinking. Capturing
something that they feel is beautiful and not
what other people are telling them is beautiful.
There use of color and mark making is
expressive and fun and I try to exude this in my
own work. I also admire the communion and
friendship that impressionism emulates and feel
that in the creative industry I would like to
express these morals.
References
Art-quotes.com, (2015). Quotes about Impressionism, Impressionism quotations. [online]
Available at: http://www.art-quotes.com/getquotes.php?catid=149#.VS9tFGT49aE
[Accessed 16 Apr. 2015].
Goodreads.com, (2015). Claude Monet Quotes (Author of Monet By Himself). [online]
Available at: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/110017.Claude_Monet
[Accessed 16 Apr. 2015].