Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers
Introduction
I would like to begin by examining how 'The Large Bathers' was unique compared to the classical forms and how Cezanne had impacted the later artists, including Picasso and
Matisse. Similarities between the three paintings are its subject: the human bodies. Since the period of Renaissance, the human body had been sacrosanct and was viewed with the most respect, a primary vehicle for artists to convey ideas and emotions.
The Large Bathers
Paul Cézanne
Image retrieved from Philadelphia Museum of Art
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers
Evidently, Cezanne had …show more content…
He refused to paint in a context that was mythic and did so by depicting ordinary subjects. Cézanne's insistence on redoing nature, according to a system of basic forms, had later
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers made a huge impact on Picasso. As Picasso once described, Cezanne was his one and only master. Picasso referenced and studied Cezanne’s paintings as the model for figuring out how to distill only the essence of nature, to achieve a cohesive surface that expressed the artist's singular vision. His experiments and mastering of the technique eventually led to the invention of Cubism
(a style that was explored and spearheaded with his fellow artist named Braque). Picasso’s artwork, ’Les Demoiselles d’Avignon' was his response to 'The large Bathers’; in sense, an homage to Cezanne’s way that paved the way for new art.
Le bonheur de vivre
Henri Matisse
Image retrieved from Wikipedia
Matisse was the ultimate rival of Picasso and as it was with him, Matisse was also heavily influenced by Cezanne. Matisse constructed landscapes, just like Cezanne, so that it functioned as a stage for his subject ("Joy of Life (Bonheur de Vivre), 1905 by Henri
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers
Introduction
I would like to begin by examining how 'The Large Bathers' was unique compared to the classical forms and how Cezanne had impacted the later artists, including Picasso and
Matisse. Similarities between the three paintings are its subject: the human bodies. Since the period of Renaissance, the human body had been sacrosanct and was viewed with the most respect, a primary vehicle for artists to convey ideas and emotions.
The Large Bathers
Paul Cézanne
Image retrieved from Philadelphia Museum of Art
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers
Evidently, Cezanne had …show more content…
He refused to paint in a context that was mythic and did so by depicting ordinary subjects. Cézanne's insistence on redoing nature, according to a system of basic forms, had later
Comparing Bonheur de Vivre and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to The Large Bathers made a huge impact on Picasso. As Picasso once described, Cezanne was his one and only master. Picasso referenced and studied Cezanne’s paintings as the model for figuring out how to distill only the essence of nature, to achieve a cohesive surface that expressed the artist's singular vision. His experiments and mastering of the technique eventually led to the invention of Cubism
(a style that was explored and spearheaded with his fellow artist named Braque). Picasso’s artwork, ’Les Demoiselles d’Avignon' was his response to 'The large Bathers’; in sense, an homage to Cezanne’s way that paved the way for new art.
Le bonheur de vivre
Henri Matisse
Image retrieved from Wikipedia
Matisse was the ultimate rival of Picasso and as it was with him, Matisse was also heavily influenced by Cezanne. Matisse constructed landscapes, just like Cezanne, so that it functioned as a stage for his subject ("Joy of Life (Bonheur de Vivre), 1905 by Henri