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The
term Impressionism was first used as an insult by critic Lewis Leroy when describing the painting
Impression: Sunrise by Claude Monet. He and his friends took the criticism and made it into their crown jewel. During the time of Impressionism, we can also see the
style affect other areas: Émile Zola (writer
and poet), Victor Horta (architect), and Claude Debussy (musician).
As we explore the visual artists and artwork of Impressionism, we need to keep
in mind the major parts of Impressionism:
Paint visible world.
Paint on sight.
Faithful to first impression.
Dissolving brush technique, known as ala prima (or painting wet into wet paint.)
Concentrate on how we see.
Emphasis on picture surface.
NOTE:
Due to the large amounts of content on each artist, you can find the information, photos, links, and other tid-bits
under the link on this page to the "Artists notes."
Camille Pissarro: July 10,1830-Nov.13,1903...France
Claude Monet: Nov.14,1840-Dec.6,1926...France
Pierre Auguste Renoir: Feb.25, 1841-Dec.3,1919...France
Mary Cassatt: May 22,1844-June
14,1926...United States
Edvard Munch: Dec. 12,1863-Jan.
23,1944...Norway
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Nov.24, 1864-Sept. 9, 1901...France
Auguste Rodin: Nov. 12,1840-Nov.17,1917...Frence
Post-Impressionism
had four major movements:
Pointillism...............Seurat
Symbolism..............Gauguin
Proto-Cubism..........Cezanne
Expressionism.........van Gogh
Georges
Seurat: December 2,1859-March 29, 1891...France
Paul Cézanne: 1839-Oct. 23,1906...France
Paul Gauguin: June
7,1848-May 8,1903...France
Vincent van Gogh: 1853-July 29, 1890...Holland
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