Impressionism

➢ Color and Light – They used short “broken” strokes that were intentionally made
visible to the viewer. They also often placed pure unmixed colors side by side, rather than
blended smoothly or shaded.
➢ “Everyday” Subjects - They presented ordinary people seemingly caught off-guard
doing everyday tasks, at work or at leisure, or doing nothing at all.
➢ Painting Outdoors -the impressionists found that they could best capture the ever-
changing effects of light on color by painting outdoors in natural light.
➢ Open Composition - They experimented with unusual visual angles, sizes of objects
that appeared out of proportion, off-center placement, and empty spaces on the canvas.
IMPRESSIONIST
ARTIST
 EDOUARD MANET
(1832-1883)

• 1832 – 1883
• One of the first 19th century
artists to depict modern-life
subjects
• He was a key figure in the
transition from realism to
impressionism.
EDOUARD
MANET

ARGENTEUIL, Edouard Manet 1874 RUE MOSNIER DECKED WITH FLAGS, Edouard
Oil on Canvass Manet 1878
Oil on Canvass
EDOUARD
MANET

CAFÉ CONCERTL, Edouard Manet THE BAR AT FOLIES- BERGERE, Edouard Manet
1878 Oil on Canvass 1882 Oil on Canvass
CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)
• One of the founders of the
Impressionist Movement.
• Most prominent of the group and is
considered the greatest single
figure in the movement
• Best known for landscape
 CLAUDE MONET

The Red Boats, Argenteuil1875

La Promenade 1875 Oil on Canvass Oil on Canvass
AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
• His early works are snapshots
of real life, full or sparkling
color and light
AUGUSTE RENOIR

Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881

Dancer, 1874 Oil on Canvass Oil on Canvass
Post Impressionism
• Expanded and experimented with bold new ways
• Use geometric approach
• Fragmented objects
• Distort peoples faces and body parts
• Apply colors that were not necessarily realistic or
natural
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
• French artist
• his work exemplified the transition from
late 19th-century impressionism to a
new and radically different world of art
in the 20th century—paving the way for
the next revolutionary art movement
known as Expressionism
•
 PAUL CEZANNE

Boy in a Red Vest, 1890 Oil on Canvass Hortense Fiquet in a Striped Skirt, 1890 Oil on
Canvass
 PAUL CEZANNE

Harlequin, 1888-1890 Still Life with Compotier, 1879-1882

Oil on Canvass Oil on Canvass
VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)
• Post-impressionist painter from
the Netherlands
• Remarkable for strong, heavy
brush strokes, intense emotions,
and colors that appeared to
almost pulsate with energy.
 VINCENT VAN GOGH

Wheat Fields with Cypresses, 1889

Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, 1888 Oil on Canvass
Oil on Canvass
 VINCENT VAN GOGH

Bedroom at Arles, 1888 Starry Night,1889

Oil on Canvass Oil on Canvass