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IMPRESSIONISM: Origins of the Movement

IMPRESSIONSMAn art movementCoined from Claude Monets Impression, soliel levant (Impression, sunrise)

IMPRESSIONSM- The viewers momentary impression of an image.

The Barque of DanteEugene Delacroix, 1822

IMPRESSIONISM:A Break From Past Painting Traditions

Color & Light:Freely brushed colorsShort broken strokesPlaced pure unmixed colors side y side

Everyday Subjects: Scenes of life Household objects Landscapes Seascapes Houses Cafes Buildings Ordinary people

Painting Outdoors: painting outdoors in natural light

Open Composition: unusual visual anglesSizes of objects that appeared out of proportionOff-center placementEmpty spaces on the canvas

Influence of Photography:Capture fleeting moments of action

IMPRESSIONSIM:Works of Manet, Monet and Renoir

EDOUARD MANET(1832-1883)He was one of the first 19th century artists to depict modern-life subjects. He was a key figure in the transition from realism to impressionism, with a number of his works considered as marking the birth of modern art.

Argenteuil1874

Rue Mosnier Decked With Flags1878

Caf Concert1878

The Bar at the Folies-Bergere1882

Claude Monet(1840 - 1926)He was one of the founders of the impressionist movement along with his friends August Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Frederic Bazille. He was the most prominent of the group; and is considered the most influential figure in the movement.Monet is best known for his landscape paintings, particularly those depicting his beloved flower gardens and water lily ponds at his home in Giverny.

La Promenade1875

The Red Boats, Argenteuil1875

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies1889

Irises in Monets Garden1900

Impression, Sunrise1972

Auguste Renoir(1841 - 1919)He was one of the central figures of the impressionist movement. His early works were snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light. By the mid-1880s, however, Renoir broke away from the impressionist movement to apply a more disciplined, formal technique to portraits of actual people and figure paintings.

Dancer1874

A Girl with a Watering Can1876

Mlle Irene Cahen dAnvers1880

Luncheon of the Boating Party1881