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Impressionism Project

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Claude Monet - Garden at Giverny

[1] Introduction to 19th Century Art

Take notes from the video below about each of the major art movements of the 19th century.

[2] What is Impressionism?

Watch this video and then orally complete this paragraph. Impressionism is about the nature of fugitive light falling on surfaces. This play of _____, as opposed to stationary light, expresses the _____ (lasting for a markedly brief time) quality of modernity. Impressionism is about the _____ , the here and now, and not about the timeless, the forever. Impressionism is about life lived in bursts of _____ in the city. It’s about faster speeds, quickly moving clouds, sunshine reflected on water, and the shimmer of satin ribbons dangling from a baby’s cradle. Above all, Impressionism is about modernity: its _____ and various improvements in the quality of daily life. It is about _____ activities: shopping, vacationing, rushing, strolling, lingering, waiting, working and taking time off to flirt in a Montmartre dance hall or a restaurant on the Seine. The artists who seemed to _____ down these instances of modern life were playfully dubbed “Impressionists” and their paintings became known as “Impressionism.” The Impressionists’ technique developed during the late _____. In the earliest reviews, one of Claude Monet’s works in 1873, titled - Impression: Sunrise inspired the critical nickname “_____.”

[3] Art Analysis

Select one of the samples of Impressionist art shown below and use thinglink.com to create an interactive art analysis. Read the "more information" page below the image and this background reading to learn information to include in these  topics:
  • Subject
  • Brushstrokes
  • Lines
  • Colors
  • Shadings
  • Perspective (focal point)
  • Background

Create an account at thinglink with your gpschools.com email address. When you finish your artwork, share by email to taylora@gpschools.com. [backup website = tackk.com]
more thinglink examples at the bottom of this page

[4] Monet's The Argenteuil Bridge

Watch this video. In your notes, reflect on how Monet's method of painting outdoor light compares to the traditional methods? Explain: “Not what I know; what do I see?”

[5] Background reading for essay

  • Reading #1
  • Reading #2

[6] Optional: Learn How to Paint

Impressionist examples

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Degas: The Ballet Class
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van Gogh: The Bedroom
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Monet: Regatta at Sainte-Adresse
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Renoir: Two Sisters
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van Gogh: Wheat Field with Cypresses
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Seurat: The Circus
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Renoir: Marie-Thérèse Durand-Ruel Sewing
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In addition to their radical technique, the bright colors of Impressionist canvases were shocking for eyes accustomed to the more sober colors of Academic painting.
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Manet: The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil
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Seurat: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" Georges
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van Gogh: The Starry Night
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Sisley: Allée of Chestnut Trees
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Monet: View of Vétheuil
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Pissarro: The River Oise near Pontoise
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Monet: Poppies
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thinglink examples

sample student work

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