Impressionism Flashcards

Grade 5 · Art · Flashcards

Study key artists, terms, and ideas from the Impressionist art movement.

Flashcards

Impressionism: A French art movement from the 1860s focused on light, color, and real-life subjects painted quickly.
Claude Monet: Leading Impressionist who painted water lilies and studied how light changes throughout the day.
Edgar Degas: Impressionist known for painting and sculpting ballet dancers.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Impressionist painter known for colorful scenes of leisure and everyday life.
Berthe Morisot: Major female Impressionist painter known for domestic and outdoor scenes.
Plein Air: French for 'open air'; the practice of painting outdoors in natural light.
Impression, Sunrise: Monet's 1872 painting whose title inspired the name of the Impressionist movement.
Brushstroke: The mark left by a brush; Impressionists used short, visible strokes.
Art Movement: A period when many artists share a similar style or artistic goal.
Natural Light: Sunlight; Impressionists were fascinated by how it changed colors and shadows.
Optical Color Mixing: Placing pure colors side by side so the viewer's eye blends them, rather than mixing on a palette.
Series Painting: Painting the same subject multiple times under different lighting conditions, as Monet did.
Avant-Garde: Art that is ahead of its time or breaks from tradition; Impressionism was considered avant-garde.