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Pat & Carrol’s Guide to Impressionism!
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Pat & Carrol’s
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• In the late 19th century, French art was largely controlled by the Academy system.
• Accepted artistic standards were traditional and highly conservative.
• From these restrictions, the Salon de Refusés was born.
• Traveled much in his early life, in the wake of European wars.
• Preferred to paint landscapes and pastoral settings.
• Many of his works were refused acceptance into the Academy,
“Landscape is nothing but an impression, and an instantaneous one.” -Claude Monet
Impression, Sunrise
• Fascinated by the interplay of light, shadow, and color.
• Preferred to paint outside, almost always nature scenes.
• Used swift, overlapping brushstrokes, allowing the viewer’s eye to put the image together.
• Monet was a revolutionary, developing an entirely new artistic movement
• His paintings did not have a narrative component, unlike what was popular at the time.
• Would paint the same scenes over and over, observing how they changed.
• Painted light, uncomplicated scenes that can be understood without context.
• Profoundly affected by the pure, aesthetic beauty of nature.
• Believed artists should be free to pursue their passions.
• Created the term “Impressionism,” and blazed a trail for dozens of other artists to follow.
• Influenced the development of the landscape as a serious, meaningful subject.
• Freed the artist from the constraint of the studio