Art a la Carte

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Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Cassatt

• Art a la Carte
• Rebels and Revolutions
• Seventh GradeLesson Five

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What do you think the word bourgeois means based
on what you see in these two images?
"Ball at the Moulin de la Galette" (1876), Renoir
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Influences on Impressionism

• Japanese trade with Western Europe created an
  interest in Japanese culture.
• Impressionist artists wanted to represent the
  activities of the middle class (bourgeois) of
  Paris.
• Impressionist artists wanted to capture the
  essence of everyday Parisian leisure activities.

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Edgar Degas (1834 1917)

• Degas is most famous for painting ballet dancers
  in natural poses as if in a snapshot.
• He experimented with unconventional visual angles
  due to his exposure to Japanese prints.
• He framed his scenes by cropping figures and
  objects to draw in the viewer.

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Edgar Degas (1834 1917)
The Rehearsal (1877), Degas

• What do you think Degas has done in this painting
  to draw the viewer into the space?
• Why do you think Degas chose ballet dancers as
  his subject matter?

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 1919)

• Captured snap shots of real life activities.
• Painted his images using feathery brush strokes.
• Painted mostly women and/or girls and scenes of
  leisurely recreation in Paris.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 1919)

• What do you think these people are doing?
• Why do you think none of the people in this
  painting are looking at the viewer?

The Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881), Renoir
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Georges Seurat (1859 1891)

• Seurat used pointillism (tiny dots) to paint his
  images.
• He painted very large compositions using the tiny
  dots.
• He used contrasting colors with the dots to
  create subtle changes in form.

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Georges Seurat (1859 1891)

• What do you think is the setting for this
  image?Who do you think are all the people?
• Why do you think Seurat used only colored dots to
  create this image?

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande
Jatte (1884 - 1886), Seurat
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Mary Cassatt (1845 1926)

• Cassatt was an American painter who traveled and
  lived in France.
• She is most famous for painting mothers with
  their children.
• Her draftsmanship and colors were influenced by
  Japanese print-making.

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Georges Seurat (1859 1891)

• Who do you think is pictured in this painting?
  What do you think they are doing?
• In what ways do you see an influence of Japanese
  prints in Cassatts work?

The Bath (1891 - 1892), Cassatt
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How are these works similar? How are they
different?(answer in terms of brush strokes,
subject matter, composition framing, bourgeois
influences, Japanese culture influences)
Can you name the artist of each work?
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Le Chahut (1889 - 1890), Seurat
Baby Reaching for an Apple (1893), Cassatt
Rehearsal on the Stage(1891 - 1892), Degas
The Ball at the Moulin de la Galette (1876),
Renoir
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Who do you think would be considered bourgeois
today? How do you think they would be depicted
in contemporary art?