When you enter the classroom take the sheet of paper at your table an label that sheet of paper. In a moment we will have a classroom discussion on these artworks.

Impressionism• Impressionism: the term was derived from a painting created by the artist Monet

• The worked was called impressionist sunrise• Was meant to be an insult to his work because to

critiques his work seemed unfinished and lacked detail.• Movement began in France • The objective of this work was to capture a moment in

time through light and color.• Most popular subjects was every day life of people in

France.• Main Artist Cassatt, Monet and Degas

Claude Monet• 1840-1926Subjects: seasonal landscapes,

waterfront scenes, series of field of poppies, cliffs, haystacks, poplars, Rouen Cathedral, later work near abstract water lilies.

Colors: Sunny hues, pure primary colors dabbed side by side (shadows were complementary colors dabbed side by side.

Style: Dissolved form of subject into light and atmosphere, soft edges, classic impressionist look

Edgar Degas1854-1917Subjects: pastel portraits of

human figure in stop-action pose, ballerinas, hose races, café society, laundresses, circus, late work nudes bathing.

Colors: gaudy hues side by side for vibrancy, early work soft pastel, late work broad smears of acid-colors pastels.

Style: offbeat angles with figures cropped at edge of canvas, asymmetrical composition, with void at the center.

Marry Cassatt• 1844-1926• Was known for her self-

portrait work• Painted women in every

day life• Main subjects were

mother and child• Her objective of work was

to show the love mother had for her child.

• Was also a printmaker• Only played with light

and shadow not color.

Daily Art Goal1) Clean and prep area for artwork and listening

to instruction (20 points)2) Create a silhouetted landscape scene. (15

points)3) Make sure the scene you create has several

pieces of information. Where the scene is and what is in the scene. Ex: if it’s a forest you will need trees not hills. (15 points)