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Impressionism

The impressionist style of painting is characterized chiefly by

concentration on the general impression produced by a scene of
object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to
simulate actual reflected light.
Impressionism: a literary or artistic style that seeks to capture a
feeling or experience rather than to achieve accurate depiction.
Artist such as, Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir are known for
breaking out from the official art style and discovering this new
technique.
For this project, try to investigate the impressionist theory and apply
the practice of using raw color and striation brushwork onto
canvas in an effort to create an impression of the real world
reflected in light.
Pointillism: small, distinct dots of color applied in patterns to form
an image.

Edouard Manet

The Escape Of Rochefort

Completion Date: 1881
Genre: Marina/Landscape
Style: Impressionism
Medium: Oil

Seascape at Arcachon (Arcachon, beautiful weather)

Completion Date: 1871
Genre: Seascape
Style: Impressionism
Medium: Oil

Claude Monet

The Japanese Bridge (The Water Lily Pond)

Start Date: 1897
Completion Date:1899
Style: Impressionism
Series: The Japanese Bridge
Genre: Landscape

Haystacks at Giverny
Completion Date: 1884
Genre: Landscape
Style: Impressionism

Impression Sunrise
Completion Date: 1873
Genre: Cityscape
Style: Impressionism

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Sunset at Sea -1879

oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Genre: Seascape
Style Impressionism

The Wave 1879

Oil on canvas. 25 x 39 in
Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer Collection. 1922-438.
Genre: Seascape
Style: Impressionism

Edgar Degas

Landscape with Rocks

1890-1893
Genre: Landscape
Style: Impressionism
Medium/Technique: Pastel

Landscape
1890-1892
Genre: Landscape
Style: Impressionism
Medium/Technique: Pastel

Ballet Dancers in the Wings

Completion Date: 1900
Style: Impressionism

Vincent Van Gogh

Starry Night
Completion Date: 1889
Genre: Landscape
Style: Post-Impressionism
Subject: Saint-Rmy-de-Provence
Medium: Oil on canvas

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Completion Date: 1889
Genre: Landscape
Style: Post-Impressionism
Medium: Oil on canvas

Georges-Pierre Seurat

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte

Date: 1886
Genre: Landscape
Style: Post-Impressionism
Medium: Oil
Technique: Pointillism

Impressionism Landscapes Student

Examples

Impressionism Landscapes
1. Sketchbook Requirements: Practice drawing a
landscape in the Impressionist style. Practice
using color sticks.
-Georges-Pierre Seurats style-Pointillism:
small, distinct dots of color applied in patterns to
form an image.
-Vincent Van Gogh Post-Impressionist Styleshort bold, expressive lines.
2. Final Draft Requirements:
On black 12x18 construction paper, draw out
your landscape in pencil first.
Use oil pastels to layer colors in the
Impressionist style (all dots or all lines)
Do not blend/smear colors with your fingers!
Only bold distinct lines and dots, covering all of
the black construction paper.
3. Artist Statement Requirements:
100 words/ Write in full sentences.
Create a title for your artwork.
Explain art materials used.
Explain how you used the Impressionism
technique.
Explain your image. What type of landscape did
you draw? Why did you choose this specific
landscape?

Student
Examples

Artist Statement Requirements:

100 words/ Write in full sentences.

Create a title for your artwork.
Explain art materials used.
Explain how you used the Impressionism technique.
Explain your image. What type of landscape did you
draw? Why did you choose this specific landscape?
Incorporate the elements and principles of design to
help explain your artwork.

Materials
Sketchbook & Pencil
Crayola Color Sticks (Only for
experimentation/ sketches)
12x18 Black Construction Paper
Oil Pastels (for final piece)
Artist Statement worksheet.
Elements and Principles of Art worksheet.

References

-Images: Previous Student Examples

Google Images
Impressionist artists:
-Edouard Manet (influence to Claude Monet)
-Claude Monet
- Pierre Auguste Renoir
-Eugene Delacroix
-Vincent Van Gogh (Post Impressionist)
http://www.wikipaintings.org
http://www.eugenedelacroix.org/Study-of-Sky--Setting-Sun-c.-1849.html
http://www.eht.k12.nj.us/~hauping/Edgar%20Degas%20Page.htm
http://www.georgesseurat.org/Sunday-Afternoon-on-the-Island-of-la-Grande-Jatte-1886.html
http://www.dictionary.com