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FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM
    By Drew Anderson
IMPRESSIONIST ERA IN FRANCE




• Impressionism in France began in the middle of the 19 th century and
  gained its most significant influence near the last quarter of the century
  (Moffat 1).
• Was driven by multiple factors including: anti-establishment movements,
  and influences from Asiatic as well as other foreign cultures.
• Artists’ of the time period crafted images of modern life, countering
  earlier forms of art based in history and mythology (Moffat 1).
IMPRESSIONIST TREND


• Impressionism evolved from the realist movement.
• Artists’ wished to break away from traditional forms of art not only in the
  understanding of the images but also techniques used.
• One of the revolutionary techniques used in Impressionist art was the
  application of the paint. Very small brush strokes were used, focusing on
  every minor detail, especially accurate depictions of light.
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Eugene Boudin
• 1824-1898
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Mary Cassatt
• 1844-1926
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Gustave Caillebotte
• 1848-1894
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Paul Cezanne
1839-1906
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Edgar Degas
1834-1917
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Paul Gauguin
• 1848-1903
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Edouard Manet
• 1832-1883
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Claude Monet
• 1840-1926
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Berthe Morisot
• 1841-1895
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Camille Pissarro
• 1830-1903
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Auguste Renoir
• 1841-1919
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Georges Seurat
• 1859-1891
THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM


Alfred Sisley
• 1839-1899
IMPRESSIONIST FOCUS


• Similar to the perceptions found in naturalist literature, impressionist
  painting focuses on natural landscape and human experience in nature
  (Poplawski 193).
• Natural elements found in the painting include: pastoral scenes, rural
  society, villages, roads, bridges, fields, orchards, gardens, roofs, parks, and
  rivers (Poplawski 193).
• The use of lighting in the paintings explores the “impression” of the
  moment.
INFLUENCE ON LITERATURE


• Impressionist writing includes both realism and naturalism in opposition to
  symbolism (Kronegger 25).
• The goal of the literature is to capture the human experience from a
  realistic perspective.
• The literature from the time period deals with impressions found in nature
  or in a raw settings (Poplawski 194).
• The visual imagery found in impressionist paintings can also be found in
  impressionist literature.
•   Similar to impressionist art, the literature is highly subjective, with many gaps to be
    filled in by the reader, creating multiple impressions.
IMPRESSIONIST WRITERS


Charles Baudelaire
• 1821-1867
IMPRESSIONIST WRITERS


Stephane Mallarme
• 1842-1898
IMPRESSIONIST WRITERS


Arthur Rimbaud
• 1854-1891
IMPRESSIONIST WRITERS


Paul Verlaine
1844-1896
IMPRESSIONIST WRITERS


Jules Laforgue
1860-1887
IMPRESSIONISM MOVIE CLIP


      Impressionism
BIBLIOGRAPHY


Moffat, Charles. "French Impressionism." Art History Archive. (2007): n. page. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/impressionism/French-Impressionism.html.

Poplawski, Paul. Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism. Wesport: Greendwood Publishing Group, 2003. Web.
<http://books.google.com/books?id=1OpUU_ShWvsC&pg=PA195&dq=impressionist
writers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wCw0Ub2hO-ediAK1yoCABw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ

Esaak, Shelley. "The Artists of Impressionism." About.com. (2013): n. page. Web. 4 Mar. 2013.
http://arthistory.about.com/od/impressionism/ig/impressionism/03_people.htm.

Kronegger, Maria. Literary Impressionism . Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 1973. Web.
http://books.google.com/books?id=PP5jQctICoIC&dq=impressionist writers&lr=&source= gbs_navlinks_s.

YouTube Video. The Impressionists. Documentary series on A&E
Uploaded on Jan 14, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RHGbWBgDvI

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Impressionism by Drew Anderson

  • 1. FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM By Drew Anderson
  • 2. IMPRESSIONIST ERA IN FRANCE • Impressionism in France began in the middle of the 19 th century and gained its most significant influence near the last quarter of the century (Moffat 1). • Was driven by multiple factors including: anti-establishment movements, and influences from Asiatic as well as other foreign cultures. • Artists’ of the time period crafted images of modern life, countering earlier forms of art based in history and mythology (Moffat 1).
  • 3. IMPRESSIONIST TREND • Impressionism evolved from the realist movement. • Artists’ wished to break away from traditional forms of art not only in the understanding of the images but also techniques used. • One of the revolutionary techniques used in Impressionist art was the application of the paint. Very small brush strokes were used, focusing on every minor detail, especially accurate depictions of light.
  • 4. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Eugene Boudin • 1824-1898
  • 5. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Mary Cassatt • 1844-1926
  • 6. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Gustave Caillebotte • 1848-1894
  • 7. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Paul Cezanne 1839-1906
  • 8. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Edgar Degas 1834-1917
  • 9. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Paul Gauguin • 1848-1903
  • 10. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Edouard Manet • 1832-1883
  • 11. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Claude Monet • 1840-1926
  • 12. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Berthe Morisot • 1841-1895
  • 13. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Camille Pissarro • 1830-1903
  • 14. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Auguste Renoir • 1841-1919
  • 15. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Georges Seurat • 1859-1891
  • 16. THE ARTISTS OF IMPRESSIONISM Alfred Sisley • 1839-1899
  • 17. IMPRESSIONIST FOCUS • Similar to the perceptions found in naturalist literature, impressionist painting focuses on natural landscape and human experience in nature (Poplawski 193). • Natural elements found in the painting include: pastoral scenes, rural society, villages, roads, bridges, fields, orchards, gardens, roofs, parks, and rivers (Poplawski 193). • The use of lighting in the paintings explores the “impression” of the moment.
  • 18. INFLUENCE ON LITERATURE • Impressionist writing includes both realism and naturalism in opposition to symbolism (Kronegger 25). • The goal of the literature is to capture the human experience from a realistic perspective. • The literature from the time period deals with impressions found in nature or in a raw settings (Poplawski 194). • The visual imagery found in impressionist paintings can also be found in impressionist literature. • Similar to impressionist art, the literature is highly subjective, with many gaps to be filled in by the reader, creating multiple impressions.
  • 24. IMPRESSIONISM MOVIE CLIP Impressionism
  • 25. BIBLIOGRAPHY Moffat, Charles. "French Impressionism." Art History Archive. (2007): n. page. Web. 3 Mar. 2013. http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/impressionism/French-Impressionism.html. Poplawski, Paul. Encyclopedia of Literary Modernism. Wesport: Greendwood Publishing Group, 2003. Web. <http://books.google.com/books?id=1OpUU_ShWvsC&pg=PA195&dq=impressionist writers&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wCw0Ub2hO-ediAK1yoCABw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ Esaak, Shelley. "The Artists of Impressionism." About.com. (2013): n. page. Web. 4 Mar. 2013. http://arthistory.about.com/od/impressionism/ig/impressionism/03_people.htm. Kronegger, Maria. Literary Impressionism . Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 1973. Web. http://books.google.com/books?id=PP5jQctICoIC&dq=impressionist writers&lr=&source= gbs_navlinks_s. YouTube Video. The Impressionists. Documentary series on A&E Uploaded on Jan 14, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RHGbWBgDvI