VIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sodium Silicate, Wassily Kandinsky, Wine Bottle
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism
❏Impressionism = second phase of realism?
❏Impressionists: group of artists that were rejected by the Academy -> created their own
exhibition
❏The anonymous society of artists, painters, and sculptures
❏The exhibition had horrible reviews
❏“Impressionists” intended to be derogatory
❏Held 8 private exhibitions in attempt to sell work
❏Monet is an example of an impressionist
❏Created series of paintings of the same objects
❏Impressionists were the first to paint outside the door
❏Monet was interested in how the light reflects off the surface in different
conditions (worked on multiple canvases at once)
❏What the eye actually sees
❏Impressionists interested in the light effects
❏Canvases tend to be big brush strokes and look unfinished
❏Saint-Lazare Train Station by Monet
❏Train was an important means of transportation
❏Development of the train station
❏Have to cover multiple tracks
❏Can’t be flammable
❏Has to have really high ceiling
❏Use of iron and glass
❏Monet created 17 paintings of this train station
❏Not very big (usually of modest size)
❏Ironwork as part of the roof, steam and smoke, painted in a loose way, crowds of
people to the right
❏As if what you would see if you just walked by and glanced at it
❏Portrays the faster pace of everyday life
❏Le Moulin de la Galette by renoir
❏Paris, a cafe/dance place outside the city walls
❏At the countryside bc there was tax on alcohol inside the city walls
❏5’8’’ painting, group of ordinary people (working class) at the bar’s courtyard
❏Wholesome atmosphere, with children and tables, acacia trees
❏Renoir’s friends, a cuban artist, artist models, striped dress: sister of
renoir’s model
❏Blots of people in the background
❏Momentary unposed, unplanned quality
Document Summary
Impressionists: group of artists that were rejected by the academy -> created their own exhibition. The anonymous society of artists, painters, and sculptures. Held 8 private exhibitions in attempt to sell work. Monet is an example of an impressionist. Created series of paintings of the same objects. Impressionists were the first to paint outside the door. Monet was interested in how the light reflects off the surface in different conditions (worked on multiple canvases at once) Canvases tend to be big brush strokes and look unfinished. Train was an important means of transportation. Monet created 17 paintings of this train station. Not very big (usually of modest size) Ironwork as part of the roof, steam and smoke, painted in a loose way, crowds of people to the right. As if what you would see if you just walked by and glanced at it. Portrays the faster pace of everyday life. Le moulin de la galette by renoir.
