Emergence of Impressioniststyle
1860s artists’ cooperative formed
Rejected academic convention of:
1.Deferring to the antique in subject matter
2 Priming the canvas with dark undertones
3 Painting in darkened studio,
instead
1.Chose the modern era as subject matter
2.Painted directly onto unprimed canvas
3.Painted out of doors (en plein air)
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Key Artists
ClaudeMonet (1840-1926)
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Edgar Degas (1843-1917)
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
August Renoir (1841-1919)
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
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Sculpture
Pierre AugusteRodin
1840-1917
Danaid the source 1891
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/toulouse-lautrec/
Toulouse –Lautrec 1864-1901
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/toulouse-lautrec/
Ambassadeurs 1872
Lithograph
Moulin Rouge two
ladies 1892 oil on
cardboard
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Materials
Un primedcanvases
Poppy seed oil instead
of linseed oil
Spectrum colours
Synthetic pigments
Square headed brushes
Tubes of colour
Pastels
http://www.impressionism.org/atelier.htm
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Techniques
Only spectrumcolours were used
Paint was applied in looser distinct
brush strokes rather than blending
Uniform loading of the brush
15.
Techniques
Paint wasapplied on pale/white
canvasses
Out of doors rather than studio based
Coloured shadows were created using
complementary colours-no black
16.
Historical context- Artand Power
Rise of bourgeois society in Paris mid
18thC
Role of the Academy and Salon
Rise of art critiques
17.
Historical context- Artand Power
Influences from Japanese Art
Forerunners: Eduard Manet, Gustave
Courbet
Napoleon III – the Salon des Refuses
Baron Haussmann- city planner
18.
Gustave Caillebotte ‘RainyDay in Paris’1877
Social History
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caillebotte/
What does this image reveal about the city?
Influences of JapaneseArt - Woodblocks
Familiar scenes
interiors, street views
Dramatic cropping
Unusual perspectives
Areas of contrasting
colours
http://ahistoryofgraphicdesign.blogspot.ie/2011/03/art-nouveau.html
21.
Gutave Courbet Burialat Ornans 1850
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/courbet/ornans.jpg
Why does this painting not represent the established
canons of Academic art?
22.
Eduard Manet ‘Dejeuner sur L’herbe’1863
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manet,_Edouard_Le_D%C3%A9jeuner_sur_l%27Herbe_(The_Picnic)_(1).jpg
How does this painting not represent the established
Academic canons?
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Industrial / Scientificinnovations
Manufacture of tin for paint tubes rather than a
pig’s bladder (see image A next slide)
Mechanical grinding of pigments
Expansion of the railways
Expansion of trade with the East
Scientific discoveries of colour mixing B
Photography - Nadar’s studio C
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Tube paint couldbe used outdoors…
how would this affect artists? A
http://0.tqn.com/d/painting/1/0/M/N/2/Winsor-Newton-tube-developm.jpg
EXHIBITIONS 1874-
1stexhibition held in studio of the photographer Nadar
Claude Monet,
Berthe Morisot,
August Renoir,
Alfred Sisley …..
this was where an art critic called Monet’s work ‘Sunrise’ oh no merely an
“impression”
7 more exhibitions occurred where the other members
exhibited
Claude Monet 1840-1926
Whatis the dominant theme?
What type of brushstroke is used?
How is the light captured?
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16564?search_no=11&index=27
Stacks of Wheat 1890 courtesy Chicago Institute of Art
Water lily Pond
1900
Branch of the
Seine 1897
Camille Pissarro 1830-1903
1.How does Pissarro treat the
weather conditions?
2. Discuss his use of perspective
3. How are the figures portrayed?
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pissarro/hoarfrost.jpg
Stage Coach 1870
Orchard 1872
Hoarfrost 1873
Edgar Degas 1843-1917
1.What lifestyle is portrayed here?
2. What is common in all the compositions?
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/
Absinthe Miss La La
At the Races 1872
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/morisot/
1. What isthe common theme?
2. Describe her use of brushstroke
3. Is there an emotional quality to these paintings? What is it?
Berthe Morisot 1841-1895
On the
Balcony
The Cradle In a Park 1874
37.
August Renoir 1841-1919
TheUmbrellas 1861-68
Two types of
brushstroke
appear here, explain
Discuss the use of
complementary colour
http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/Imagedetails.aspx?q=NG326
Mary Cassatt 1844-1926
‘Summertime’1893-94
Describe how the artist
rendered the waves and
the shadow cast by the
boat?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Cassatt_002.jpg
Alfred Sisley 1839-1899
’TheFlood at Port Malay’ 1886
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Sisley
This artist is famous for landscapes what do think is the
appeal of landscapes?
...take 1 Impressionistpainting
Common factors
Everyday scene
Loose open brushwork
Pale ground
Captures the play of
sun light through the
steam
Use of complementary
colours i.e. blue/orange
Gare St. Lazare
By Monet
44.
….take 1 Impressionistpainting
Light and Figures
Dappled light created by
Pale ground (canvas)
Loose open brushstroke
The shadows are
reflected light greens/
blues
The figures are at leisure,
a common theme among
the Impressionists
A momentary glimpse.
figures are not posing ‘The Swing’ 1886 Renoir
45.
…take 1 Impressionistpainting
Female artists
Mary Cassatt and
Berthe Morisot
Themes were of intimate
family /friendship
moments
Figures were not
idealised but
contemporarily
represented
Similar technique for
colour and brushwork
‘The Bath’ 1893 Mary Cassatt
46.
…..take 1 impressionistpainting
Composition and colour
Unusual perspective
cropped scene
diagonal focus -
energy
Costume is pale blue
against the orange
interior i.e. use of
complementary colours
green interior
architecture against the
red-use of contrasting
colours
Miss La La
Degas
47.
... take theWORD Impressionism
Industrial revolution ,instantaneous light
Monet, Eduard Manet, Modern era of 1860s, 70s 80s
Photography, Paris ,Pleasure seeking, Poppy seed oil
Rendering sunlight and shadow, rebelling conventions ,railways
Exhibitions 1874, eight (8) in total
Salon des Refuses
Spectrum colours
Invention of metal tube for carrying paint
Optical mixing
New subjects-Boating, Dancing, Night club (Moulin Rouge)
Interest in Complementary colours
Square headed brush, Shadows of coloured light
Mechanised grinding of colour
Acknowledgements
Art Associates
Maria Moore
MargaretO’Shea
Local Facilitator Team
Aine Andrews
Joe Caslin
Jane Campbell
Siobhan Campbell
Niamh O’Donoghue
Niamh O’Neill
Keith O’Rahilly
Sheena McKeon
Tony Morrissey
Monica White
Many thanks to the following for their invaluable contribution to the European
Art History and Appreciation series of workshops and resource materials.
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