The Impact Of Post Impressionism

In Gustave Caillebotte’s painting, he uses a wide range of colors too, but these are more vibrant. The viewer is enticed to see themselves in the in the painting as there is an empty waiting to be occupied. The method of his

Impressionism, in contrast, strove not to capture the toils of society in a moralistic setting like Realism did, but to evoke a general mood in the viewer. Painting was transformed from the idea of capturing a moment on canvas to creating a moment on canvas; painting was reduced to its own surface, “no longer transparent means but opaque ends” (Schneider 43). This was exemplified by Manet’s own ideas of painting not as “sight” but as “insight” into the human condition, driven by an artist’s intuition. Manet and the impressionists began painting en plein air, outdoors in the fresh air where they were closer to their subjects and captured the light of fleeting moments like sunrises and sunsets with quick brushstrokes intended to evoke general mood in the viewer based on the capture of light and tones in the painting, leading to the namesake “impression” left by the movement.

Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting. Developing in Paris in the 1860s, its influence spread throughout Europe and eventually the United States. Impressionism was a style of representational art that did not necessarily rely on realistic depictions. The Impressionists loosened their brushwork and lightened their palettes to include pure, intense colors.

Regarding Impressionist art, Édouard Manet, another influential Impressionist artist, has even been quoted as saying that, “There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another”. I believe that Impressionist art was truly a groundbreaking movement in regards to modern art movement because Impressionist works of art left room for the viewers’ interpretation. Until this time, works of art had intended meanings which were decided by the wealthy patrons who had been commissioning their desired works of

In the late 19th century every artist had a desire to be considered as a serious diplomatic artist, also to be recognised, respected and well-known. However, an individual needed to commit to the studies of idealised figures and landscapes. Beyond question, for some artist academic art was considered as a rubbish and they

Impressionism art can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting, it was developed in Paris in the 1860’s but wasn’t first exhibited until 1874. Impressionist art turned away from the fine finish and detail that artist during the same time aspired to create. Impressionist captured or at least tried to capture momentary, and sensory effect of a scene. Impressionist didn’t rely heavily on realistic depictions of an object or scene, they loosed the brushwork and lightened their palettes to include intense pure colors. They didn’t follow the traditional linear perspective and clarity that previous art forms depicted to lesser ones. Many critics during the time faulted the impressionist paintings because of that

Vincent Van Gogh, the man who we all know for his story night painting and getting his ear cut off, but there is so much more to him then we even realized. Van Gogh is a part of the Early Modernism period, more specifically he was a part of PostImpressionism. When we look back at the progression of art periods we see that modernism is the start of when classicism begins to diminish. Modernism is the start of moving towards emphasizing movement and different perspectives for color, patterns, forms, lines, specifically in PostImpressionism. It turned away from the Enlightenment views of reason and rationalism, which aspects included modesty, harmony, balance and sense of proportion. Modernism steps away from the classical period of harmony, balance, and subtle earth tones, rather it puts an emphasis on movement and makes the audience think of what is actually being displayed because of the different brush strokes and intense colors used in this time. To understand Van Gogh, we must first understand the time period of which he was in, Modernism.

Paul Cezanne touched on this topic in his 1906 oil painting The Large Bathers. This piece influenced many Modern Artists, especially Pablo Picasso. This life-size painting is an unfinished piece that features fourteen naked women on a riverbank. Cezanne intentionally sexualized the woman in his painting by painting them nude, “not to carry a freight of meaning, but rather,

Post-impressionist paintings under the “IT’ theory alone were not considered art. To be able to accept post-impressionist paintings as art then required, “a revolution in taste.” The artworld, as Danto would agree needed to bring a new theory in order to

As a 19th century painter, Paul Cézanne was known to be one of the greatest Post-Impressionist artist (Bauer, 2016). The skills that Cézanne implemented in his art work include using a vivid pallet and sensitive brushstrokes. By using these techniques, it makes the painting look more radiant and complex. The Large Bathers is known to be part of a series called The Bathers, and they are displayed in different museums such as London and Philadelphia. The Bathers is considered to be one of the masterpieces of modern art and his finest art (Bauer, 2016).

with the influence with the impressionism of the times had an effect on his works. Both of these,

Impressionism began in 1860’s in Paris when a group of artists refused to paint in the realistic style of their day. These “originators” were rejected by the art society and denied to show their work in exhibitions or salons. Impressionists did not use the fine details in trying to paint an accurate replica of what they saw instead they painted what their brains saw as the overall impression of a particular scene. Rivers were no longer one whole body of blue and green, instead they became a myriad of colors intertwined to give an overall “impression” of a river. Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in art because of the way that it turned away from the modern art convention of the time that focused on the fine line details and instead centered on the sensory effect of the scene, the impression objects made on the eye in a fleeting instant. This style of painting was best captured in the outdoors, thus the artists moved from the studio to the streets and countryside, painting “en plein air” (www.theartstory.org/movement-impressionism.htm). “There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another."-Édouard Manet

Paul Cezanne’s painting “The Large Bathers” was his last and arguably his greatest work. Cezanne labored on this painting for seven years. The subject is a group of women bathing by a river. The canvas

Impressionism as an historical art period is best described as a shift in thinking and focus. This paradigm shift, away from realism and toward individualism, began a centuries long transformation of self-expression in art as a whole. Impressionism is generally considered a French movement and is typically defined as spanning from approximately 1867 to 1886. Impressionism is best embodied by and was perhaps initiated by Claud Monet in such world-renowned works as Impressions: soleil levant which lent its name to the style and subsequently the art period as a whole.

Heavily influenced by the previous art era,, the Realism period, The impressionism period came to rise in the earlier years of the nineteenth century. Impressionism focused mainly on the more modern world, but specifically targeted in the more urban parts of Paris. Impressionism originated from a group of French artists that created a style of art that was more likely for them to use. The subject of an impressionist artist was primarily composed of contemporary landscapes and depictions of modern art. Impressionists painted in a way that depicted light in the paintings as a form of movement. Impressionism artist preferred to paint outdoors rather than inside, to focus on the landscape and enjoyed to paint the everyday life of people. One of the more breakthrough artist during the Impressionism movement was Camille Pissarro. Pissarro’s style of art left a lasting impression on the followers of the impressionist movement. Later in the nineteenth Century, the era of Post-Impressionism was introduced to the world. The post-impressionism movement paved the way for the development of more modern arts. The artwork of Post-impressionism heavily rebelled against the style and structure of impressionism. The style of the post-impressionism movement was stressed throughout the significant increase of emotion and focus on more symbolic subject matter compared to the impressionism period.