MKTG 3P24 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Moulin De La Galette, En Plein Air, Claude Monet
3 Nov 2017
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Characterize the form and content of impressionist paintings, focusing on how they differ from those of traditional european painting. Ground your answer in a discussion of specific works of art. Considered first distinctly modern movement in painting developing in paris. Originators were artists who rejected official, government sanctioned exhibitions, or salons, were. Influence spread throughout europe consequently shunned by powerful academic art institutions. Georges-eugene haussmann, which included newly constructed railway stations, wide, tree-lined boulevards that replaced formerly narrow, crowded streets and large deluxe buildings focused on scenes of public leisure , especially scenes of cafes http://www. theartstory. org/movement-impressionism. htm. Claude monet painted the boulevard des capucines, paris almost made entirely of flecks of color, one writer called them mockingly called them tongue-licks . His technique was applying paint with strokes and touches of pure colour, to describe flowers, leaves, eaves, figures and buildigns. Using marks of paint, recorded shifting play of light on surface of objects and effect of light on eye.
