Art-Impressionism

Impressionism

This type of Art began in France during the 1870`s. It all began from a group of artist that they was called the Anonymous Society, they were a mixed of Painters, Sculptors, Print-makers etc.., how where Monet, Pissarro, Sisley and Degas among others. It all began from an exhibition in Pairs that created this movement of Impressionism .This group of artists joined together, so their diversity through painting made this movement. There were also a lot of critics, which they were saying that they had a sketchy and unfinished appearance paintings, but then there was some writers, that liked them the way they made the paintings in a modern way. 

Impressionism had a strong influence by simple and bold Japanese wood block prints. It was produced by the use of unmixed primary colours and little small strokes to it, will be similar to reflected light effect. They also used to make details and express there reality of living or their mood. These used to be in a small scale so it allow for completion the spot.

This work was rejected from Napoleon III and made an exhibition for rejected paintings called ‘The Salon of Refused’. There was a lot of people that where criticizing through years and know they are one of the top artists. From all the critics there was a woman called Louise Leroy, who wrote a review and she called it `The exhibition of the Impressionists`, but it didn`t make a good name for them because they were used to paint with exact proportion with details. She was inspired from the painting of Monet the Sunrise.

 

The Sunrise by Monet`s

So the name of this movement came from Monet`s painting: - ‘Sunrise’ this was one of artist of this movement.

This painting shows the Port of Le Havre in the morning. Then in the background it has some ships and in their silhouette and in the front there are three small boats. It shows short broken brush strokes with unblended colours. He used bold colours and made an emphasis on the reflection in the water with the light of the sunrise rather neutral.

 

    

The Boating By Monet`s

Their technique was to use bright colours, that artists chose to use a thick varnish so they can tone dawn the colours. In the 19 century they saw some development with this group of paintings with some different shades of blue, green and yellows like this painting of Monet`s.
After the years they revealed the name as ‘The Impressionists’ and from that day the new movement was born with a different techniques and standards. Till 1886 they did around eight exhibitions.

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