Modern Art Modern Art is loosely defined as the art styles developed between the years of 1860’s and the 1970’s. It includes the Claude Monet during the impressionism period of 1870-90‚ Van Gogh during the post impressionism period of 1885-1905‚ Ernest Ludwig Kirchner representing the German Expressionism between 1905 and 1925‚ Viadimir Tatlin’s Abstracts from 1907 forward‚ Pablo Picasso’s Cubism from 1907-1915 to name a few. Further into the 1900’s bought Dada‚ Surrealism‚ Abstract Expressionism
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Contrast Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet In this Essay I will compare and contrast two paintings. The first painting is Stairway at Auvers by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting is one of 80 paintings done by Van Gogh during his stay in Auvers. Stairway at Auvers was done on July 1890 shortly before his death. The second painting is Water Lilies 1916-1926 by Claude Monet. Both painting are oil canvas‚ Water Lilies is one of 250 water lilies paintings done by Monet. Both paintings are examples of
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The Swing by Pierre Renoir The impressionist movement started when Claude Monet and other artists held an exhibition in Paris in 1874. People like Edgar Degas‚ Claude Monet‚ Pierre Renoir‚ Camille Pissaro created their most important work between 1870 to around 1910. The critics gave the exhibition the worst reviews possible. "The critics considered Impressionist paintings an insult to viewers because they were expected to accept apparently unfinished art as a real’ painting." The name was
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this era that is essential to understanding this period is Claude Monet‚ Edgar Degas‚ and James Whistler. Claude Monet Monet specialized in the new term called en plein air. This would mean working outdoors instead of the studio to paint. He did an extensive study of the phenomena of light and color which is especially in several series of paintings he made of the same subject. The painting I chose is the Rouen Cathedral. In 1892–93‚ Monet painted more than thirty views of Rouen Cathedral. Moving
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done by Claude Monet. The whole painting does not have clear or strict lines‚ shapes and edges because these are characteristics of the impressionism painting. He used many bright colors and soft brushwork to display a peaceful scene of the Seine River. The Seine at Lavacourt is one of the masterpieces from his Seine collection. His painting actually influences the future development of realism‚ neo-classicism‚ japonisme (Claude Monet Biography‚ n.d.). Personal Interest I went to “Monet and the
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that affect his style of painting. First of all‚ the political circumstances in France from 1870s had effects on Monet’s style. During the Franco-Prussian War (1871-1872)‚ Monet came to England with Pissarro for shelter. He met the dealer Durand Ruel‚ who then became a great advocator of the Impressionists. Also in England‚ Monet had chance to study the works of John Constable and Joseph Mallord William Turner‚ which inspired his innovations in study of colors. After spending a summer (1971) in Amsterdam
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Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. Explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. The three paintings that I choose from the 19th century Impressionist are the self-portraits of Pierre Auguste Renoir; Claude Monet reading a newspaper‚ and the last being a painting by Camille Pissarro named Boulevard Montmartre. The Post-Impressionist paintings that I choose are: A Lion Devouring its Prey by Henri Rousseau‚ In the Oise Valley by Paul Cezanne‚ and The Yellow
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them examine closely enough‚ one can notice similarities as well. It can be astonishing that two completely separate pieces of art could have anything at all in common; apart from being considered art‚ of course. Edgar Degas’ The Singer in Green‚ and Claude Monet’s the Four Trees were created out of two different mediums‚ but share comparable attributes to one and other.
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qualities but one that hit home with me is the artistic beauty that goes into every facet of Parisian life. That is why when visiting Paris you have to see the Eiffel Tower‚ taste some of the best French chocolate and visit the home of the famous artist Monet. Body I. As one of the most visited cities in the world Paris is filled with monuments after monument to explore. Examples of those many monuments are the Arc de Triomphe‚ Notre Dame‚ and the Louvre. But the one loved by all is the Eiffel
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century (1874-1882)‚ several artists who called themselves the Anonymous Society of Painters‚ Sculptors‚ Printmakers‚ etc. organized an exhibit that launched the movement called Impressionism. These artists‚ such as Eduoard Manet‚ Edgar Degas‚ Claude Monet‚ Pierre Auguste Renoir‚ and Mary Cassatt‚ sparked worldwide following and revolutionized Western conceptions of painting. Appearing to other artists to be a group‚ these independent painters with quite diverse artistic approaches‚ were only unified
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