IMPRESSIONISM

By : Vikas Kashyap
B.Arch (2nd Year)
 IMPRESSIONISM – THE BEGINNING
 During the late 1860s, a movement Impressionism started.
 Louis Leroy - A Mocking Critic – coined the term IMPRESSIONISM in 1874,
while seeking Impression; Sunrise by Claude Monet in an exhibition in Paris.
 Impressionism is an act of adding vibrant colors and manipulating the light
of an object.
 It was a period in time where artist cast aside the painting methods of the
Renaissance. Artists were inspired by nature and the visual reality in front of
the and sought to portray it in a fresh and new way.
 CLAUDE MONET
(NOVEMBER 14, 1840 – DECEMBER 5, 1926)
 CLAUDE MONET - INTRODUCTION
 Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France.
 Claude Monet was central figure and founder of IMPRESSIONISM.
 Claude Monet was also known as Father Of Impressionism.
 Early in his career he started off painting Landscapes, but after the 1870s he started to focus
more on changing the light of everyday objects.
 Some of his most famous paintings were of Water Lilies.
 In 1862,Monet became a student of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre-Auguste
Renoir, Frederic Bazille and Alfred Sisley who were important to Impressionism Movement.
CHARLES GLEYRE
(MAY 2, 1806 – MAY 5, 1874)

Teacher of Claude Monet

and his Friends
 CHARACTERISTICS
Impressionist paintings tend to have small, thin brush strokes with an emphasis on
accuracy over precision. Light is also a significant factor and how it is captured is key
to impressionist work.

SUNRISE BY CLAUDE MONET

 PAINTINGS BY
CLAUDE MONET
WATER LILLIES IMPRESSIONISM BY CLAUDE
MONET
BOUQUETE OF
MALLOWS
 TECHNIQUES
Short, thick strokes of paint are used to quickly capture the essence of the subject, rather than
its details. The painting is often applied impasto.
Colours are applied side by side as little mixing as possible, creating a vibrant surface. The
optical mixing of colours occurs in the eyes of the viewer.
Grays and dark tones are produced by mixing complementary colours. In pure Impressionism
the use of black paint is avoided.
Wet paint is placed into wet paint without waiting for successive applications to dry, producing
softer edges and intermingling of colours.
The play of natural light is emphasized. Close attention is paid to the reflection of colours from
objects to objects.
In paintings made en plein air (outdoors), shadows are boldly painted with the blue of the sky
as it is reflected onto surfaces, giving a sense of freshness and openness that was not captured
in paintings previously. (Blue shadows on snow inspired the techniques.)
 OTHER NOTABLE ARTISTS
Camille Pisarro Alfred Sisley
(July 10, 1830 – Nov 13, (Oct 30, 1839 – Jan
1903) 29,1899)

Frederick Bazille Pierre-Auguste Renoir

(Dec 6, 1841 – Nov 28, (Feb 25, 1841 – Dec 3,
1870) 1919)
“MY ONLY MERIT LIES IN HAVING
PAINTED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF
NATURE, SEEKING TO RENDER MY
IMPRESSIONS OF THE MOST
FLEETING EFFECTS”
- CLAUDE MONET
THANK YOU
….. 