RIWT Task One By Katie Ziegler Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Impressionism developed in the mid to late 19th century in France, and lasted until the early 20th century (Pioch, 2006). Impressionists such as Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, and Pierre Auguste Renoir wanted to focus more on painting the “fleeting effects of nature” through quickly painted works ("Movements > impressionism," ). Instead of being inspired by historical times, Impressionists painted contemporary landscapes and scenes of modern life ("Impressionism & post-impressionism,"). They “rejected the system of state-controlled academics and salons in favor of independent exhibitions” ("Impressionism & post-impressionism,").
Impressionism was the first of the modernist art movements. The term impressionism is derived from Monet’s artwork Impression: Sunrise, which is a demonstration of the values of the movement. Impressionism began in France in the 1860’s and exemplified the rejection of traditional art making methods and began abstract art. The impressionists (Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas) veered away from the realistic style paintings which society valued and developed a darker and sketchier style. Their paintings reflected every day scenes and landscapes, often painting on location and in plein-air (the open air).
Monet and Van Gogh chose the subject of sunflowers for two of their most famous still life paintings and even though both depict the same type of flower, their painting styles are completely different. Van Gogh was considered to be more post-impressionist than Monet. Van Gogh was also considered to be an expressionist. Van Gogh moved to France and rented a house and began panting seaside landscapes, portraits and the Sunflower series. His paintings reveal his emotions and sensations and are expressionist in nature.
AP European History January 15, 2014 Impressionism In the nineteenth century, a popular art movement called Impressionism began in France. After the Franco-Prussian War, most of the French cities began to rebuild their structures, making the people and artists appreciate the natural scenery of their country even more. Because of this, a large majority of the paintings done in this Impressionist style have a subject material of mainly outdoor scenes; for example, open fields, weathered barns, city streets, or rivers. Another main characteristic of these paintings are the use of bright, vibrant colors. Impressionism is often described as an art movement interested in “capturing the fleeting qualities of light, color, and atmosphere”, (Impressionism,
His highly refined drawings and watercolours accompany texts such as Le Reve by Emile Zola While working as a wall paper designer he became familiar with symbolist artists which then lead him to usually painting mythological and allegorical topics. In 1892 he illustrated the book Le reve by the 1900s he essentially had two distinct styles which mainly consisted of the idealism of the symbolic use to conduct in his work. Carlos Schwabe mainly focused on the creativity of women which often was represented as death and suffering or in other areas of his work they represent inspiration and guidance. An example of this was in the death of The Gravediggers Death was produced in 1895 this was the symbolic meaning of a death angel being peacefully transcending it to another world. His inspiration and interests for symbolism increased when one of his good friends died in 1894 when Carlos Schwabe was 28 and also one year later his wife was a role model symbolic use “The Death of the Grave Digger”.
That may be partly because he specialized in the relatively modest medium of watercolor. But more important, unlike, Georgia O'Keeffe, he was not a strong image maker. But it is his sophisticated play with abstraction and the process of painting rather than imaginative vision or emotional resonance that distinguishes his art. Examining Marin’s paintings shows the amazing imaginative range and technical spontaneity that Marin brought to etchings, oils, and especially watercolors — which comprise 80% of his known works. Marin’s highly individual style was a combination from the precedents of Paul Cézanne, German Expressionism, and early Cubism.
It was initiated by a group of artists (Claude Manet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Alfred Sisley and Edouard Manet) who were tired of following the traditional style of art and so decided to rid themselves of these ‘outdated’ shackles and began to paint unconventional subjects and outdoor landscapes. Through the industrial revolution, artificial tinctures which allowed the creation of newer and brighter colours. The artists’ paintings were their impressions and dealt with contemporary life unlike that of traditionalists which stuck to ancient mythology and romanticism. Impressionists saw their art not as moralistic but rather an attempt to capture light and fleeting effects through a new technique of small dabs of similar and brilliant colour created a mimic of sunlight, running water or moving vegetation, shadows were given life and colour. This new look on light and colour and how it affected the image of
In the sense that it was a reaction to Impressionism, we may describe expressionism as an example of "post-Impressionism". In any event, whereas Impressionist painters sought only to reproduce nature (notably the effects of sunlight), Expressionist painters sought to express their feelings about what they saw. It was a more active, more subjective type of modern art. The roots of expressionist art during the modern era can be traced back to the extraordinary landscapes and other works (see Interior at Petworth, left) of the British artist JMW Turner (1775-1851). His unique style predated the emergence of the late 19th-century Expressionist impulse by at least 40 years.
Picasso developed Cubism along with another artist, George Braque. The two artists worked side by side during the cubism period. The painting has what you would call a “broken mirror” effect and is considered to be a characteristic of abstract. The geometric shape makes the paintings more pleasing to the eye is a good reason why Picasso’s paintings were so costly. When you can’t take your eyes off of a painting, it is surely reason enough to want to own it.
Artists of the Impressionism Era used strokes that were short and visible, which included smears, dots, and commas. Impressionists wanted to capture the essence of their subjects. Some say that Claude Monet’s painting, “Impression, Sunrise”, gave this era its name, but there was a critic that stated that the piece was an “impression” and not quite a finished piece of art. (Claude Monet, 2015). A2: Post Impressionism The Post Impressionism Era began between 1880 and 1910.