Impressionism was most dominant from 1875 to 1925.
It initially started in France.
The name was influenced by an art critic who, meaning it to be derogatory, used it in his critique of the opening art show to describe the work as too sketchy looking. The artists liked the term, and adopted it as their name.
The movement was influenced by the invention of the camera in two major ways.
1) The camera could be used for recording portraits and historical events thus allowing the Realist artists to
pursue other approaches and interests in Art.
2) The camera was able to capture a moment in time. ie. Capture a bird in flight, or a race horse in mid stride.
This caught the interests of many artists.
The Impressionists were interested in: How colours were influenced by light. ie. The time of day
Creating a feeling rather than an exact likeness.
The psychological affects of colour.
The colours and their values found in nature rather than the perception of line, shape, and forms.
Exploring what we see rather than what we know or understand.
Capturing a split second moment in time thus creating a lasting impression of it.
Impressionist's approach: -Often painted out of doors like the realists
-Painted the same scene at different times of day
-Tried to paint the light and the colours created by it
-Often used light colours, avoiding black
-Usually concentrated on summertime subject matter
-Played with sketchy style with little to no detail; quick, impulsive and intuitive brush strokes
-Brush strokes were meant to be seen
-Often pure colours were placed next to each other, rather than premixing them, in order to allow
the viewer's eyes to mix colours
Some Impressionist Artists: Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
Pierre-August Renoir
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassat
Paul Cezanne
Camille Pissarro
Georges Seurat
Paul Gauguin
Vincent Van Gogh
It initially started in France.
The name was influenced by an art critic who, meaning it to be derogatory, used it in his critique of the opening art show to describe the work as too sketchy looking. The artists liked the term, and adopted it as their name.
The movement was influenced by the invention of the camera in two major ways.
1) The camera could be used for recording portraits and historical events thus allowing the Realist artists to
pursue other approaches and interests in Art.
2) The camera was able to capture a moment in time. ie. Capture a bird in flight, or a race horse in mid stride.
This caught the interests of many artists.
The Impressionists were interested in: How colours were influenced by light. ie. The time of day
Creating a feeling rather than an exact likeness.
The psychological affects of colour.
The colours and their values found in nature rather than the perception of line, shape, and forms.
Exploring what we see rather than what we know or understand.
Capturing a split second moment in time thus creating a lasting impression of it.
Impressionist's approach: -Often painted out of doors like the realists
-Painted the same scene at different times of day
-Tried to paint the light and the colours created by it
-Often used light colours, avoiding black
-Usually concentrated on summertime subject matter
-Played with sketchy style with little to no detail; quick, impulsive and intuitive brush strokes
-Brush strokes were meant to be seen
-Often pure colours were placed next to each other, rather than premixing them, in order to allow
the viewer's eyes to mix colours
Some Impressionist Artists: Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
Pierre-August Renoir
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassat
Paul Cezanne
Camille Pissarro
Georges Seurat
Paul Gauguin
Vincent Van Gogh