Impressionism

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Impressionism

• French Impressionnisme, a major art
• movement, first in painting and later in
• music, developed in France during
• the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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The impressionist style of painting is
characterized by concentration on the general
impression produced by a scene or object and
often the use of unmixed primary colors and small
strokes to simulate reflected light.
Claude Monet, Regatta at Argenteuil 1872
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The founders of Impressionism wanted to break
with the official art. They believed color
should be dropped pure on the canvas instead of
getting mixed on the palette.
Claude Monet, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise)
1873
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CLAUDE MONET
Claude Monet, La Promenade 1875
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Claude Monet, Wheatstacks (End of Summer) 1890-91
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Claude Monet, Water Lilies (The Clouds) 1903
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Claude Monet, Water Lilies 1906
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PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
Pierre Auguste Renoir, On the Terrace 1881
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Pierre Auguste Renoir, Rocky Crags at l'Estaque
(Rochers a l'Estaque) 1882
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Pierre Auguste Renoir, Les chataigniers a Osny
(The Chestnut Trees at Osny) c. 1873
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PAUL CEZANNE
Haymakers Resting 1891
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Paul Cezanne, Compotier, Pitcher, and Fruit
(Nature morte) 1892-94
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Paul Cezanne, Bend in Forest Road 1902-06