Impressionism

with a Parasol-Madame Monet and Her Son by introducing Monet and discussing his inspiration, as well as his use of various artistic techniques, to create this painting. Claude Monet was born in 1840 in Paris, France and lived during the rise of Impressionism, an artistic movement that began in the 1860’s (Claude Monet…

Every time I begin to write an essay for Intro to Visual Arts I always go back to “Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous piece of art.” Even though there are many works of art that I could write this essay about I chose to write this essay over “Starry Night” because I have a great understanding of this piece of art. In many of the “Starry Night” viewer’s eyes it is a beautiful piece of work, but in Vincent van Gogh’s eyes it is his worst piece of art. Van Gogh says the painting is not…

Blond Bather (1881); and the left foreground nude and midground standing nude, Bather Arranging Her Hair (1885). The landscape takes after Impressionism, which is important to note because it indicates that although he was trying out new styles and themes as well as experimenting with new mediums, he would somewhat still remain loyal to Impressionism. Impressionism would not be something that he will completely successfully separate himself from as he continued on in his career. Renoir used…

Regatta at Sainte-Adresse Claude Monet was one of the most well-known painter for impressionism. He was born on November 14, 1840. In Paris, France. His painting Regatta at Sainte-Adresse is an oil-an-canvas painted on 1867. The dimension of the painting was 75.2*101.6 cm. This painting portrayed a cloudy day scene, and showing sailing boats hauled onto the sand, with sailors and workers. Claude Monet work depicting contemporary object matter, without idealization. His painting clearly depiction…

Beginning in 1870, Impressionism was the response to the creation of paint tubes and the box easel. In 1874, several artists, including Manet, Monet and Degas, exhibited their own art in order to show off a new style of painting. Because the artists used short brush strokes, the critics deemed the paintings unfinished and sloppy. Ignoring the criticism, Claude Monet continued to paint these messy masterpieces. He and several other artists paved the way to Post-Impressionism which included the…

use of impressionism and the drastic change from artworks created and influenced by the Renaissance to those created to express a new and emerging Industrial Era. Looking over the virtual art exhibit the display begins with examples of art created and influenced by the Renaissance followed by examples new pigments, collapsible paint tubes and storage that allowed painters to leave the studio and paint wherever they wished. With substantial information provided on the creation of impressionism…

death in March of 1837. He is notable for his oil on canvas painting The Hay Wain (1821). Constable had played an important role in reviving the important style of landscape painting in the 19th century which later would influence the emergence of Impressionism (1). He also developed a, “changing meaning of nature during the industrial revolution” (1) as he was influenced by how society influenced by was the economic and social impact of the English industrial revolution. William Wordsworth,…

An artwork that was influenced by Japonism “Bridge in the rain: after Hiroshige” by Van Gogh is an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1887 in Paris, France. This painting was strongly inspired by the original woodblock print by the Japanese artist, Utagawa Hiroshige, in 1857. By comparing the two works, we can see that the colours Van Gogh are more intense which creates a contrast with the colours of the original print. To recreate the falling rain seen on the print, Van Gogh used a…

Turner was an English artist who gained notoriety from his landscape paintings that utilize the dynamic lights that illuminate the scenery he builds. Joseph Turner’s work innovated and popularized landscape painting, which laid the foundation for impressionism to come into prevalence after the Romantic period. This is observed in his painting Rockets and Blue Lights, painted in 1840 with oil on canvas. Rockets and Blue Lights displays a coastal view of the ocean that sprawls across the canvas.…

artworks, which can be found in the formal elements of the two paintings, since they successfully reflecting the philosophy of each art movement. First of all, the different imageries of the paintings represent different approaches of Seurat’s neo-impressionism and Ernst’s Dadaism, especially through the different depiction of the trees. The imageries of the two paintings both include the nature, forests in specific, but people are involved in La Grande Jatte, and the depiction of the subject…