Impressionism

ByDan Wisner

Overview

• Impressionism came to style in 1870-1880s.• The name of the movement is from the piece

titled “Impression” by Claude Monet• Qualities associated with Impressionism are;

visible brush strokes, light and how it changes, and an open composition.

Techniques

• Wet paint is painted on wet paint, making softer edges and colors that blend more together.

• Natural light is very important, and paid special attention to.

• When scenes are painted outdoors, the shadows are made very bold and reflections from the sky are very important making the scene more open.

• They painted at nightfall mostly to get a dusky shadowy affect.

Artists

• Pierre-Auguste Renoir• Claude Monet• Alfred Sisley• Camille Pissarro• Paul Cézanne• Armand Guillaumin

Chosen Artist

• Pierre-Auguste Renoir• He used oil on canvas.– Girl with a hoop• Visible brush strokes with light colors and a generally

light template of colors. • Showing an action, hula hooping.

– Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette • He used bright colors, with visible brush strokes.• An obvious activity is the dance that is taking place,

people are talking and dancing.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

His art fit into the style of surrealism because of it’s light color and almost always showing an action in each painting.

The scene was very open, creating a painting that would breath, also he used a lot of paint. By doing this he would add texture and shape to the painting.