ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Impressionism Art Movement

Updated on February 25, 2016

The Impressionism movement in the art world started when a group of artists organized an exhibition in Paris, France. [1] This style of painting spread to other countries in Europe, but the most famous Impressionists are French such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Camille Pissarro. [2] Canvases with Impressionism artwork display thick brushstrokes that can be seen at close range. Also, the painters developed scenes of leisure with bright colors all over their paintings.


Show Artwork

A group of French artists in 1874 known as the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc. were the ones that had their artwork displayed [1] at the studio of photographer/journalist Felix Nadar in Paris. They had a total of eight shows between 1874 and 1886. [3] Preceding artistic movements, for example Classicism and Realism, swayed the Impressionist painters. People paid attention to art after Paris hosted a World Fair in 1855. This event furnished to the city’s standing as the hub of the art world. It also became the place to be for aspiring painters. [2]

Opt for Own Exhibition

Members of the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc. didn’t achieve much success after forming their own art show. An alternative for the members was to continue have their artwork shown at the more established Salon de Paris, where they would have more people looking at paintings. [4] The Academie de Beaux-Arts, or Academy of Fine Arts, set the standards for French art since the 1600s. [5] The Salon was created by the Academy so that once a year some artists will be honored for their ability to created fascinating and conforming artworks that meet the Academy’s requirements for Realism piece of art. [1, 5]

Claude Monet Painting

Conservative art critic Louis Leroy was unkind to the artists after seeing the first exhibition that the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc. set up. Yet, he also was responsible for the existence of the term Impressionism. He was not satisfied with Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris) 1873 because it seemed to be unfinished. Louis felt it was just a sketch or an “impression.” He wasn’t happy with the independent artists not mixing colors, using quick, broken brushstrokes that barely showed any shape, and indulging on the effects of light. Hence, it was this painting that gave Impressionist movement its name. [1, 6]

My Thoughts

After reading some online publications, I figure the French Impressionists yearned for some attention since their artwork weren’t getting much accolades from the judges at Salon. Nothing was mentioned about the judges’ personal backgrounds. Since the Academie de Beaux-Arts was aligned in a way with the French government, I would say they didn’t want to lose their integrity and position. The public trust the jury’s viewpoints on how to separate good art from mediocre art. They may have voted against the Impressionists’ earlier works even if they thought the artwork were ingenious. I know I would behave like that. I’ll have fears of might be seen as a pariah among my peers.

The Impressionists wanted to showcase different genre of paintings. For whatever reason, the established requirement that defines appropriate art wasn’t good enough. I can’t blame them for being bored of looking at the same type of subjects to paint. I’m sure it was more relaxing and mellow to study individuals just lounging around the outdoors in Paris, where the average temperature is 75 degrees F during the summer and around 35 degrees F during the winter. France gets an annual rainfall of approximately 786mm/31 inches. I can visualize that members of the court and the Church have their impolite ways to have portraits of them done the way they want it. And of course painters would need to tolerate the subjects not posing properly so the portrait won’t be ridiculed. Nobody wants to be stressed out for any reason.

I’m sure the Impressionists wanted others to see themselves as innovators. They were showing a unique way to paint brilliant images. Moreover, they saw their paintings being worthy of seen as a stimulating way to read any artistic expressions. Maybe they had a message for people to find out.

References

[1] www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htm
[2] www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/common/impressionism.htm
[3] http://www.impressionism.org/
[4] http://www.impressionism.org/cafe.htm
[5] http://jnootzie.hubpages.com/hub/Art-Through-the-Ages-Impressionism
[6] http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c19th/impressionism.htm

 Impression Sunrise, 1872 - Claude Monet
Impression Sunrise, 1872 - Claude Monet | Source
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)