- Oscar-Claude Monet was born November 14, 1840 in Paris, France.
- Monet took pastel and oil painting lessons from Eugene boudin
- first artist to let his initial impressions
ASPECTS OF EXPLORATION:
- father of impressionism
- effects of light on outdoor scenes.
- capture impressions of the interplay of light, water and atmosphere.
- in 1874, Monet exhibited a painting of his work called 'impression:Sunrise at the studio of a Paris photographer
WHAT IS IMPRESSIONISM?
- Impressionism is a movement in French painting, which is called optical realism because of its almost scientific interest in the actual visual experience and effect of light and movement on appearance of objects
- Exposure to light and/or movement was enough to create a justifiable and fit artistic subject.
- Impressionist motto - human eye is a marvelous instrument
ELEMENTS OF IMPRESSIONISM
