Impressionism
"I paint what I dream, and I dream what I paint" Van Gogh
Main Ideas
Dates: Late 1800's-early 1900's
Never goes way, fades to post-impressionsim
Movement that focused on color and light. Used a technique known as "en plain aire" which referred to painting outside to get the full experience of the color and light. Works were brightly colored, used a painterly technique (meaning the brush strokes showed,) and were typically happy looking pieces. Impressionist art used mostly painting and drawing and focused on themes of portraits, landscapes, and still life's.
Never goes way, fades to post-impressionsim
Movement that focused on color and light. Used a technique known as "en plain aire" which referred to painting outside to get the full experience of the color and light. Works were brightly colored, used a painterly technique (meaning the brush strokes showed,) and were typically happy looking pieces. Impressionist art used mostly painting and drawing and focused on themes of portraits, landscapes, and still life's.
Important People and Locations
People:
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Auguste Renior
Edgar Degas
Locations:
Began in France but spread throughout Europe. By the early 1900's it had spread to America.
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Auguste Renior
Edgar Degas
Locations:
Began in France but spread throughout Europe. By the early 1900's it had spread to America.
Example of Art
Vincent Van Gogh
"Sunflowers." 1889. Oil on Canvas
Edgar Degas
"Dancers in Blue." 1889. Oil on Canvas
Auguste Renoir
"The Luncheon" 1881. Oil on Canvas
Facts
Impressionism began as a result of artist wanting to make not perfect art. They wanted to show their own visions, not just what they were expected to do. "Art for art's sake."
Begins prior to WWI but after the franco-prussian war, this movement was an escape from the damages they had suffered.
Impressionism was rejected by society in it's beginning. It was often mocked and put down. It wasn't until a gallery featured impressionist in Paris France that people began to accept this movement. Many found it to be tasteless.
Vincent Van Gogh only sold 1 painting during his life time. He died penniless and depressed.
Begins prior to WWI but after the franco-prussian war, this movement was an escape from the damages they had suffered.
Impressionism was rejected by society in it's beginning. It was often mocked and put down. It wasn't until a gallery featured impressionist in Paris France that people began to accept this movement. Many found it to be tasteless.
Vincent Van Gogh only sold 1 painting during his life time. He died penniless and depressed.