Chapter 23 Flashcards
(32 cards)
What is Impressionism?
A scientific approach to painting that has a bird’s eye view, odd cropping, genre, and plenty of negative space.
What are the three things that led to impressionism?
Scientific approaches to art, portable easel, tube paint, and the Impressionist group.
Where did the idea of Impressionism come from?
Japanese wood print.
Who was Manet during the Impressionist movement?
He painted “Luncheon on the Grass” then began to paint for the impressionists as a mentor figure.
What three things is Edgar Degas famous for?
Painting of ballet dancers, bathers, and horse racing.
What did Mary Cassatt paint?
Mother and child paintings.
What painting did Claude Monet paint that gave impressionism its name?
“Sunrise” because of its lighting effects and painting outside.
What are characteristics of the brushwork with Impressionism?
patchy, same length, realistic, reflection in water very realistic.
What were Monet’s three subject matters?
Haystacks, Water Lilies, and Ruon Cathedral.
Who painted “La Moulin de la Galette?”
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
What was the main subject matter of Pierre-Auguste Renoir?
Dancing couples
Who painted the “Rainy Day in Paris?”
Gustave Caillebotte
Who was Gustave Caillebotte?
He painted “Rainy Day in Paris” which is realism.
What did James Abbott Whistler paint?
Abstract landscapes such as “Nocturne in Black and Gold” and “Symphony in White no. II.”
Who were the Post-Impressionists?
Unclassifiable artists who use the expressive capabilities of line, pattern, form and color. Vincent van Gogh was a post-impressionist.
Who was Paul Cezanne?
A geometric painter who painted still lifes with apples, bathing paintings, and a painting called “Mount Sainte-Victoire” which used patchy brushwork.
Who began the pointillism?
Georges Surat
What is pointillism?
Mathematical formula of painting.
Who painted “Sunday on La Grande Jatte?”
Georges Surat
What happened with architecture during the Post-Impressionist movement?
The structures use wrought iron, there was the first skyscraper, elevators, stain glass
When was the first skyscraper developed?
During the Post-Impressionist movement.
What was Henri Toulouse Latrec famous for?
Painting nightlife of bars using acidic types of paintings.
Who painted “Corner of Moulin de la Galette?”
Latrec
Who was Vincent van Gogh?
An Dutch Impressionist whose tragic life later brought him great fame because of his sister in law who was married to Theo.
