Impressionism

An interactive PowerPoint lesson created by Megan Sierz

for ED 205 (Winter 2008)

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Table of Contents

What is Impressionism? Did you know? Famous Impressionists: Monet Renoir Cassatt Manet Your turn Two Sisters (On the Terrace) Bar at the Folies-Bergere Nympheas (Water Lilies) Woman With a Pearl Necklace in a Loge Watch this Sources

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About the Author

Megan Sierz is currently a student at Grand Valley State University, pursuing a degree in Education with an emphasis in Language Arts. She has an Associates in Arts from the Grand Rapids Community College and has worked at the Grand Rapids Childrens Museum for four years.
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What is Impressionism?

Impressionism is an art style that first appeared in the late 1800s in Europe This style came, in part, as a reaction to the invention of the camera Impressionists were influenced by Japanese Art (especially Japanese woodblocks) The main goal of Impressionists was to capture the world around them--especially the modern and natural worlds Some famous Impressionists are: Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas
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Did you know?

Impressionists get their name from an early painting by Claude Monet

Impression, Sunrise (1872-73)

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Famous Impressionists: Monet

Claude Monets paintings: Often are of nature scenes (Water and water lilies were his favorite) Capture natural light (He would paint the same scene during different parts of the day to capture the light in its many forms) Show a woman and boy (Monets wife Camille and son Jean)
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Famous Impressionists: Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoirs paintings: Many times are portraits (Especially of women and children outdoors, children dressed in their best clothes) Show happily dancing couples Have many people together Show people with very fair skin and rosy cheeks Oil paints were a favored medium of Renoir
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Famous Impressionists: Cassatt

Mary Cassatts paintings: Many times show a mother and child together Show a young woman with red hair (Marys own sister Lydia) Are of simple, everyday moments of home life Use pastels, which give a soft, fuzzy look to her pictures
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Famous Impressionists: Manet

Edouard Manets paintings: Often have women as their subject The women many times are nude and stare directly at the viewer Show people outdoors Are oil paintings
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Your turn
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that youve read all about Impressionist artists, can you identify which artist created these paintings?

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Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

Oil on Canvas

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Bar at the Folies-Bergere, 1881-82

Oil on Canvas

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Nympheas (Water Lilies), 1908

Oil on Canvas

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Woman With a Pearl Necklace in a Loge, 1879

Oil on Canvas

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Watch this

This video gives more information about ImpressionismWhat do you think?

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Sources

http://www.toffsworld.com/art_artists_painters/images/claude_m onet_sunrise.jpg (Impression Sunrise/Monet/1874) http://www.romanceeverafter.com/images/Ahk50098.jpg (On the Terrace/Renoir/1881) http://emptyeasel.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/07/lydiainloge,wearingapearlnecklacebym arycassatt.jpg (Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge/Cassatt/1879) http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/images/multimedia/impressionism/ma netfolies.jpg (A Bar at the Folie-Bergere/Manet/1882) http://www.artquotes.net/masters/monet/water-lilies.jpg (Nympheas (Water-Lilies)/Monet/1908) Impressionism. Arts4All. 2004. unitedstreaming. 19 April 2008 http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

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