Henri Matisse is a French painter‚ born December 31‚ 1869. He was a post-impressionist painter despite having an apprenticeship under William-Adolphe Bouguereau‚ and later became a Fauvist painter. His teachings would later cause Matisse to reject his teacher’s style. (spurling). He would then proceed to be inspired by Paul Cézanne‚ which would later contribute to his characteristic contour lines (henrimatisse.net) . Matisse showcased his Fauvist style during his exhibit of Luxe‚ Calme‚ et Volupte
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The Inspiration of Millet "It is the treating of the commonplace with the feeling of the sublime that gives art its true power." ––Jean-Francois Millet. A humble peasant man‚ Jean-Francois Millet was an artist who‚ although perhaps unknown to himself‚ was to strongly influence French art‚ and French history as a whole. Millet’s humble background led him to paint pieces‚ such as The Sower‚ which would change mankind’s view of poor citizens and agricultural laborers‚ allowing these men‚ and their
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Other sketches done on-the-spot from life and datable to circa 1905‚ ones describing more of the surrounding environment‚ include The Street Vendor‚ 1905 [fig. 55] and East Side Study‚ undated [fig. 56]. In the first of these‚ crowds of shoppers clog the streets and a vendor stands on the sidewalk beneath a roofed structure with tenements visible in the distance. Rapidly drawn while standing amid the throng‚ Jerome’s sketch conveys a feel for the density of the neighborhood‚ dark hatched lines
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Vincent Van Gogh’s artwork ‘starry night’ is a classic example of the post impressionism movement. Post-impressionist were artist who rebelled against the limitations of impressionism. They developed person styles that focus on emotional‚ structural‚ symbolic and spiritual elements they felt were missing from impressionism. ‘Starry Night’ was created in 1889‚ earlier that year Van Gogh decided to enter the asylum at Saint-Rémy. ‘Starry night’ was inspired by the view from his window in the asylum
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Paul Cezanne was credited with saying‚ “When I judge art‚ I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or a flower. If it clashes‚ it is not art.” I believe in was in Cezanne’s style to focus on natural things‚ trees‚ bodies‚ water. And it is apparent that other artists‚ throughout time have also focused on these things but have also channeled into Cezanne’s inspiration‚ dug deep down in order to muster their own images. Matisse’s Bonheir de Vivre and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles
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covered with tiny dots of color look more astonishing. In1889 the painting was revised. Seurat re-stretched its canvas to allow for room to paint a border made up of red‚ orange and blue dots. Seurat became the father of Pointillism and of Neo-Impressionism creating the new style with this painting‚ which was first of its kind. However‚ he preferred to call his technique "chromo-luminarism‚" a term that better stressed its focus on color and
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Courbet (1819-1877) is a realistic painter‚ in that a majority of his work is about everyday scenes‚ often depicting peasants and working people in rural areas. Howerver‚ Courbet is also an artist who challenged the traditional painting in the middle of the 19th century. Courbet introduced a new kind of realism‚ which focused on a rugged depiction of nature and people rather than an idealized and artificial one. Most paintings of the time showed wealthy people‚ whereas Courbet who was politically
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Brushwork and Use of Color in Claude Monet’s Bathing at La Grenouillere Born in Paris‚ France‚ Claude Monet began to develop as a young and inspiring artist in the town of Le Havre. After briefly serving in the military‚ Monet returned to Paris and continued to explore different forms of art‚ as well as‚ developing friendships with painters including Édouard Manet‚ Frédéric Bazille‚ and Auguste Renoir. After marrying his wife‚ Camille in 1870‚ the two were constantly traveling until they settled
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This report seeks to explore and compare the contemporary social critiques with the modernist myth surrounding the city of Paris in the late 19th century. The sharp contrast of interpretation on both sides is exemplified through three major artworks‚ Le Train dans la Neige‚ la Locamotive by Claude Monet‚ Dans un Café Dit Aussi‚ L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas‚ and Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Each painting exudes deeper meaning by way of brush stroke‚ color‚ style‚ composition
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Painting is a way of using art in order to manifest expressions with colors and figures. Every painter adopts a different way of painting. Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keeffe are two women American painters whose work are very different. The most notable differences between them are their style‚ subject matter and influences. Mary Cassatt’s earlier style was characterized for colorful scenes from contemporary life. After being influences by the impressionists she developed a distinctive style that
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