Impressionism Late 19th Century

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ImpressionismLate 19th Century
Monet, Park Monceau, 1876
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Goal to paint initial momentary, sensory
perception or impression
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Light color on surface of objects
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• The color of an object is modified by
• the quality of the light in which it is seen
• reflections from other objects
• effects produced by juxtaposed colors

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Monet, Haystacks
Brueghel, Haymaking
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tonal painting
color painting
Monet, The Parasol, 1866
Fragnonard, The Swing, 1766
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• Complementary colors
• neutralize each other if mixed beforehand
• intensify each other if placed side by side

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plein air painting
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plein air painting
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tonal painting
color painting
optical mixing
Monet, The Parasol, 1875
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Renoir, Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876
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Berthe Morisot, Villa at the Seaside, 1874
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Pissarro, La Place du Théâtre Français, 1898
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Degas, The Absinthe Drinkers, 1876
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Degas, The Tub, 1886, Pastel
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Mary Cassatt, The Bath, ca. 1892
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