2. The Roots of Impressionism 4 Artists
Part I - The Artists and Foundational Principles
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THE ROOTS OF IMPRESSIONISM - THE ACADEMY
• Delacroix (Romanticism - considered one of the last old Master painters along with Ingres, his was muralists with expressive brushstrokes and unique use of color based upon the color theory of that time, which influenced the Impressionists).
o Notes: He saw the picture as the bridge between the soul of the artists in the spectator and believed in developing the powers of observation through sketching to bring passion into the work.
• Poussin – (Classicism – he used color compositionally. “Drawing is the Skelton and Color is its flesh” for color lures the eyes. The 3 foundations for beauty preparations were arrangement, measurement, and form).
o Note: This artist used a base palette distributing primary colors throughout his work.
• Ingres (Neo-classical tradition, with expressive distortions of the form of the figure and space, influenced the modernists such as Matisse and Picasso).
o Note: He saw the need for drawing with the eyes first; and that imagination, as well as craft, was important.
• Corot (Neo-classical tradition, his work simultaneously referenced the academy tradition, while his plein-air works anticipated the innovations of the Impressionists).
o Note: He looked to capture the mood. We are to experience first by sketching and photograph second.
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3. Manet - Sisley - Monet
• Manet (a pivotal figure in the movement from Realism to Impressionism, first to paint modern life, was influenced by Courbet).
Notes: Journaling and Still Life. The science and poetry the junctures at the place in the journal.
• Journaling is for what it is, why it appears, intuitions, etc. A... -
4. Renoir - Morisot - Degas
• • Renoir(Noted for painting female figures and the beauty of daily life).
• Notes: Renoir believed a picture should be pleasant and pretty. I believe it should be beautiful, and he was, for beauty is transcendent; it demands a response. What does your invoice say about the work? To work is to...
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5. Cassatt - Sargent -Chase
• Cassatt (An ex-pat lived in France, befriended Degas and the Impressionists, figurative subjects, one of the 3 great women of Impressionism – along with Bracquemond and Morisot).
• She had a passion for rhythmic line as structure holding fields of choreographic patches of color. A master who m...
