Utrillo

Maurice Utrillo (Write name on whiteboard)
12/25/1883 - 1955 (72 years)

Talk about point of view

Show the Young/Old Women Picture: What do you see?

Show the following chart; show only the left hand column first. Ask if by reading these things about Utrillo they feel he was "successful". Reveal the right side as each point is brought out.

Some fun facts:Like brownies (could use this as a treat)
Death was mistakenly reported early
Mom wanted to be a trapeze artist (was, until she fell from a trick horse).
Mom was a storyteller, very imaginative...sometimes lied.
Utrillo had terrible handwriting. Mom signed paintings for him.

Style:Used oil paints
White period 1909-1914 Zinc White paint mixed with sand. Glue and plaster to resemble the texture of old buildings (crumbly walls, many coats of paint)
Color: true relationships in tints and shades
Subject: Montmartre street scenes (artist district of Paris) or cathedrals. From memory or using postcards as a reference point.
Composition: simple, noble, ignored unnecessary details
School: individualist, influenced by Impressionists (1870-1910) but unique.

Whiteboard Comparison: Two Street Scenes (use the picture and also Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night Ask for students’ inputs on each topic. Notes shown here only help if needed.

Tutorial: pass out paper and pencils
Teach about Perspective..
Linear: Size diminishes

Parallel lines converge (vanishing point)

Horizontal lines form angles 


Arial: effects of light, atmosphere and distance on color and distinctness.
Try it (draw road, trees sidewalk)
Treat:



Maurice’s Reese’s Pieces.