Impressionism

Presented by:
Elena Faranda

Main points

1. General overview
2. Key ideas & History
of the Art Movement
3. Artists
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General overview

1872 - 1892
Paris, France
First distinctly modern art movement
the Impressionists aimed to capture the
momentary, sensory effect of a scene
paintingen plein air

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Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise, 1872,

Key ideas

not necessarily rely on realistic depictions.

The Impressionists loosened their brushwork and
lightened their palettes to include pure, intense
colors.
Impressionism records the effects of the massive
mid-nineteenth-century renovation of Paris, often
focusing on scenes of public leisure
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette,
1876,
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History of the Art

Movement: Video

Claude
Monet
perhaps the most
celebrated of the
Impressionists
Monet's
technique of
painting
outdoors, known
asplein
airpainting, was
practiced widely
among the
Impressionists.
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Le djeuner sur l'herbe (1863)

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Vetheuil in the Fog (1879)

The Japanese Bridge (The Water-Lily

Pond), 1899

 Coquelico
promenad
(Poppies),

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 bouquet de
soleils

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Impressionist Figures by Degas

and Renoir
Other Impressionists were less interested in
painting outdoors and rejected the idea that
painting should be a spontaneous act. Considered
a highly skilled draftsman and portraitist, Degas
preferred indoor scenes of modern life
Similarly, other artists such asPierre-Auguste
Renoir,Berthe Morisot, andMary Cassatt focused
on the figure and the internal psychology of the
individual.
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L'Absinthe (1876)
Artist:Edgar Degas

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Degas
Dance Class,
1871

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The estaque
Renoir Pierre-Auguste

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Dance at Le Moulin de la
Galette (Bal du moulin
de la Galette), 1876

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Luncheon of the
Boating Party

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Woman at the
Garden

 The Rose Garden at

Wargemont

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Women and Impressionism Morisot and Cassatt

Whereas Degas and Renoir painted figures
mainly within the public context of the city,
Morisot focused on the female figure and the
private lives of women in late-nineteenthcentury society.

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Berthe Morisot
Young Woman at the
Mirror 1880

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In a Park (1874)
Artist:Berthe
Morisot

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At the Opera (1880)

Artist:Mary Cassatt

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Tea
by Mary Cassatt,

Impressionist Cityscapes
Since the movement was deeply embedded
within Parisian society, Impressionism was also
greatly influenced by Baron Georges-Eugne
Haussmann's renovation of the city in the 1860s.
This reconstruction of the city also led to the rise
of theflaneur: an idler or lounger who roamed
the public spaces of the city in order to be seen,
while remaining detached from the crowd.

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 The Boulevard Montmartre,

Afternoon (1897)
Artist:Camille Pissarro
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Paris Street, Rainy Day

(1877)

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