Impressionism

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Impressionism
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Have you seen these paintings?
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Or these?
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They are from the Impressionist Era.

• Originated in France in 1870s
• Characterized by small brush strokes
• Reproduced artists visual impression

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Major Impressionistic Artists

• Monet
• Degas
• Renoir
• Pissarro
• Cassatt

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Monet was the leader of the group.

• Painted still lifes in different lighting
• Had a manservant clean the lily pads of soot in
  the mornings
• Painted many times the same subject or view

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Monet painted
Water lilies
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hut-shaped haystacks
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Rouen Cathedral
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Mary Cassatt was an impressionist.

• She was an American.
• She painted mothers and children.
• She had no children of her own.
• She was friends with Degas, who also is an
  impressionist.

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Mary Cassatt painted
Children on the Beach
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naturalistic poses
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mothers and children
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Edgar Degas

• Considered the master of drawing the human figure
  in motion
• Known for paintings of ballerinas
• Drew scenes of horse races and race tracks

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Degas is famous for
Dancers
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Horses
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Cotton Exchange at New Orleans
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Impressionism

• Each work is based on immediate visual impression
  of a scene.
• Each work is study of light and atmosphere and
• play of reflections and color.