Famous French People Claude Monet (1840-1926) Monet was born on November 14‚ 1840 in Paris. He was the second son of Claude-Adolphe and Louise-Justine Aubrée Monet‚ both of them second-generation Parisians. In 1851‚ Monet entered the Le Havre secondary school of the arts. He first became known locally for his charcoal caricatures‚ which he would sell for ten to twenty francs. On the beaches of Normandy in about 1856/1857 he met fellow artist Eugène Boudin who became his mentor and taught him
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1750-1914. Cambridge Univ Pr‚ 1995. Print. 04 March 4th‚ 2011 Mainardi‚ Patricia McPhee‚ Peter‚ A Social History of France‚ 1789-1914. Palgrave MacMillan‚ 2004. Print. February 30th‚ 2011 Moffett Charles S‚ The Boating Party and Other Icons of Impressionism‚ 1993‚ Web‚ April 27th 2011 Plessis‚ Alain‚ and Mandelbaum‚ Jonathan‚ The Rise and Fall of the Second Empire‚ 1852-1871‚ Cambridge University Press‚ 1988. Print‚ February 30th‚ 2011 Sanders Peater‚ The History‚ Definitions‚ and Techniques of Oil
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It’s rare that a single work of art can change the course of art history in such a concrete and dramatic way. Marcel Duchamp’s painting "Nude Descending a Staircase (No.2)" is one rare piece that has perplexed and awed many critics. It was widely regarded as a Modernist classic and has become one of the most famous of its time. In this essay‚ this piece of work will be analyzed‚ not only for its famous creator‚ but also for its form as well as its foundations of cubism and futuristic aspects. When
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Photography had been around for over 20 years before the civil war started on April 12th 1861‚ but became increasing popular just before the conflict broke out‚ due to the development of new techniques. The photography process was complex and very time consuming‚ photographers had to mix their own chemicals and prepare their wet plate glass negatives. The negatives has to be prepared‚ exposed‚ and developed before the emulsion dried. Figure 1- Engineers of the 8th New York State Militia in
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Madeline Lane Lane 1 Hixson U.S History Mary Cassatt On 1844 Mary Cassatt was born in Allegheny City‚ Pennsylvania to a well-to-do family. She shared the house her father built on Rebecca Street with her younger brother Gardner and her older siblings Lydia‚ Alexander and Robbie. Robert Cassatt‚ Mary’s father‚ was a successful banker and also Mayor of Allegheny City for a time. Mary’s mother‚ Katherine Cassatt was well educated for a woman in the nineteenth century‚ forever having to abandon
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In art history‚ the female nude in art is both at the center and the edge of cultural acceptance. According to Art Historian Lynda Nead‚ this acceptability‚ if found‚ has always become under threat‚ for the female nude stands at the edge of the art category. The female nude risks‚ and has always stood to lose‚ its respectability in the art world if it spills out and over into the pornographic--meaning images associated with eroticism and obscenity. The trouble has always been the vagueness and instability
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Australian impressionism From 1880-1900 marks an important period in Australian art history. It was the glorious period of Australian impressionism also known as colonial art. Impressionism is a French style of painting that tries to capturing the overall impression scene using short strokes of unmixed colours to represent the appearance of reflected light. The aim of impressionism was to illustrate the artist’s perception of the subject matter. Australian impressionism is very similar except Australian
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Why is the painting unique? George Seurat’s painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte" is a widely known painting in the era of impressionism with the technique known as pointilism. This painting is so unique because it is a painting that has taken so much time and careful thought to make. It was a long process for George Seurat to make this painting‚ two years. A painting make by moving your brush around is an easy painting‚ but George Seurat had to use dots to create his masterpiece
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the topic ‘Modernism: changing the ways we see the world’. I would like to focus on how Impressionism and Post-impressionism related to each other through the social‚ artistic and cultural development. Both Impressionism and Post-impressionism includes the most famous works of modern art such as Claude Monet’s Notre Dame Cathedral series and Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Impressionism and Post-impressionism are included in lecture 8 and lecture 9 respectively. The principles of lecture 8 ‘The
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Water is colored blue while lilies are painted green. In Monet’s water lilies‚ he uses alike colors green and blue. Water is colored blue while lilies are painted green. Monet and Vincent van gogh their artwork was based on movements of Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Their interest shows outdoor environment to show effect of natural sun light or atmospheric light on day to day life scene. Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” is the great example of outdoor paintings and Vincent Van Gogh’s “The garden
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