Impressionist Still Life Paintings

Impressionism

• Toward the end of the Impressionist movement, some painters started painting still lives, which was not considered traditional Impressionist subject matter.

Lilacs in a Window, Mary Cassatt, 1879

Yellow Roses in a Vase, Gustave Caillebotte, 1882

Flowers in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, 1882

Fruits sur un etalage, Gustave Caillebotte, 1882

Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase, Edouard Manet, 1883

Paul Cezanne

• Paul Cezanne was one of the painters who acted as a link between movements, namely, Impressionism and Cubism, because his still lifes show the different planar surfaces of the objects.

• His style of still life went beyond the simple still lifes of his contemporaries

The Black Marble Clock, Paul Cezanne, 1869–1871

Still Life with an Open Drawer, Paul Cezanne, 1877–1879

The Basket of Apples, Paul Cezanne, 1890–1894

Still Life with a Curtain, Paul Cezanne, 1895

Pyramid of Skulls, Paul Cezanne, 1901

Assignment

• Like Cezanne, you will paint a still life that utilizes a new style of your choosing.

• Your “new” style can include the manipulation of:– Painting techniques– Color use– Content/subject matter

Hyperrealism

Hyperrealism: Audrey Flack

Audrey Flack: PhotorealismRich Art, 1972-1973

Audrey Flack: Photorealism Marilyn, 1977

Hyperrealism: Audrey Flack

Audrey Flack: PhotorealismQueen, 1975-1976

Audrey Flack: PhotorealismWheel of Fortune, 1977-1978

Audrey Flack: PhotorealismChanel, 1974

Audrey Flack: PhotorealismCrayola, 1973

Cubism

Cubism

Cubism

Pop Art: Wayne Thiebaud

Pop Art: Wayne Thiebaud

Pop Art: Wayne Thiebaud

Pop Art: Wayne Thiebaud

Pop Art: Wayne Thiebaud

Expressionism

Expressionism

Conceptual

Conceptual

Mix of Styles

Abstraction/Stylization

Assignment Continued

• Think about whether you need to: – Set up your still life at home and take a

photograph of it– Bring objects in to school and work from life

My Example, In Progress

My Example, In Progress

My Example, Finished