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    with reasons. Édouard Manet (1832-83) was one of the marginal figures associated with Impressionism. Impressionism is defined by the the online Oxford dictionary as‚ "a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s‚ characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment‚ especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and colour." As well as this‚ Impressionism is thought to have moved beyond the sphere of painting‚ and contributed to significant musical

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    States. By the mid 1890s‚ Impressionism was immovably settled as a substantial style of painting for American craftsmen. Indeed‚ even Weir was a proselyte. The vast majority of the repatriated American Impressionists lived in the Upper east‚ taking advantage of the social vitality that was progressively packed in New York. Some of them taught in the new workmanship schools that were a result of the developing polished skill; others led summer classes committed to Impressionism‚ as Pursue did on the east

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    and the term stuck.” Not only did the term stick but gave both name and rise to a new style of painting introduced by Monet and others such as Renoir‚ Sisley‚ and Bazille. The “Garden at Sainte-Adresse” displays the artistic technique for which impressionism is now famous (“Claude Monet Biography”). Monet was one of the most well-known painters in the history of art and in the Impressionist movement. Monet chose selected modern “histories in his figural works which drew everyday lives of his contemporaries

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    1882 during the Impressionist movement. Claude Monet was often described as the father of Impressionism and quickly became popular for his use of muted colors and landscape paintings. Impressionism was a time during which artists denied the use of structure and rules in art. Impressionists shied away from the use of contour lines in painting and practiced the technique of short brush strokes. Impressionism was a

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    AH111B Notes

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    LECTURE 10 Baroque Period has now moved into France Louis XIV Had absolute power and chose to move art “capitol” to Versailles from Paris If you refused he would have you arrested and executed Extreme Dictatorship Power back to the Monarchy Any powerful beings had to live in Versailles CENTRALIZATION OF POWER Hierarchy of the Genres History Painting Portraiture Genre Painting Landscape Still Life Intellect Superior to Skill Drawing Superior to Color Establishment of the Salon (Contemporary Art Exhibition

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    have many different painting and style techniques. Three that will be mentioned in this paper are Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism‚ and Abstract Expressionism. I will compare and contrast The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David which is an example of Neoclassicism‚ Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir which is an example of Impressionism‚ and Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) by Jackson Pollock which is an example of Abstract Expressionism‚ as well as discuss

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    MODERN ART

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    emerge & flourish for a few years & then drop out of fashion‚ to be replaced by another mode. This includes: Realism Impressionism Post-impressionism Neo-impressionism Fauvism Cubism Expressionism Surrealism Futurism Minimalism May 1874‚ a group of young artists held their own art show in Paris & their works were laughed at‚ criticized and rejected. Impressionism derived from the painting of Claude Monet‚ Impression:Sunrise (1874) everything was an impression with flickering strokes

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    Joey Steinbach Contemporary Issues Eric Ouren 3/5/2013 Test 1. Trace the development of Modernism from its early beginnings through its subsequent permutations and developments up to‚ roughly‚ the 1940’s In order to trace the development of modernism throughout history we must first define “modernism”. Modernism is the rejection of the ideology or realism and makes use of the works of the past‚ through the application of reprise‚ incorporation‚ rewriting‚ recapitulation‚ revision and parody

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    Introduction The paper aims to trace the development of painting through the following periods: baroque‚ neoclassicism‚ realism‚ impressionism‚ post-impressionism‚ cubism‚ geometric abstraction‚ and surrealism. They make up the history of painting and help to understand the stages of its development and why modern painting looks like it looks. Baroque: (1600 - 1750) Baroque was a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century. Baroque

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    Renoir's Life and Work

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    • Disagreed with teacher but accepted its discipline in order to acquire the elementary skills needed to become a painter. • Alfred Sisley‚ Claude Monet‚ and Frédéric Bazille‚ and Renoir dreamed of an art that was closer to life and free from past traditions • painted friends in parents Portrait of the Painter Bazille (1867)‚ The Painter Sisley and His Wife (1868)‚ and Monet Painting in His Garden (1873) • moved temporarily to the forest of Fontainebleau‚ where they devoted themselves to painting

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