Impressionism

Fauve paintings have a unique style, in the earlier Fauve canvases where color relates directly to emotional expression and not formal needs of the plane or reality of nature. Henri Matisse completed what is considered one of his greatest Fauve paintings in 1906, the Bonheur de Vivre which is the “Joy of Life”. Matisse’ work is said to represent similar qualities to Cezanne, for example they both create the landscape to function as a stage. Also, they both like to unify the figure and the…

William Morris was an English painter, designer fabrics and furniture, book designer, a developer of typographic fonts, poet and socialist. He was behind the concept of synthesis, the key concept of the new art. Morris was the founder of the "Arts and Crafts Movement," which took shape as an artistic style in the second half of the 19th century. All participants in the movement united in the belief that artistically designed human environment - pleasing to the eye of the building, artfully…

Paul Cézanne was born in 1839 and was a Post-Impressionist French painter. His work contributed to the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavor to a new world of art in the 20th century (“Paul Cézanne”, 2016). Cézanne worked on his painting “The Large Bathers” for seven years, which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1906. It is often considered Cezanne’s finest work (“The Bathers (Cézanne)”, 2016). Cezanne aimed to disregard current trends and give a…

Museum Overview for the Minneapolis Institute of Art Before registering for this class, I reviewed the course description and saw that there was a field trip to the museum and was immediately excited. Although I have visited the Minneapolis Institute of Art before, it was over twenty years ago and I don’t remember much from that visit. From this class, I felt I was well prepared as what to expect, museum etiquette and what I needed to do while I was there to gather information needed to…

Japonism is the influence of Japanese art and aesthetics on the Western culture. Japonisme is specifically used when referring to the Japanese influence on European art. Japanese art influenced many European artists, including, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Ranson. Ukiyo-e prints reached Europe in the 1800s. In Europe they became a source of inspiration for many impressionist painters. During the 1800s in France, there were exhibitions of Ukiyo-e art and it resulted in the growing popularity of…

Tanner 7th Grade Richland Jr. High Essex, Mo Edgar Degas Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834, and died September 27, 1917. Edgar was born in Paris, France. He also died in Paris, France. Edgar died of brain aneurysm. Edgar was a French artist who was highly famous in the 19th century, and was famous for not only his paintings, but also his sculptures, drawings, and prints. Most of his paintings were of dancers. Edgar was actually not born “Edgar Degas”, but Hilaire-Germain-Edgar.…

The article titled, “Francis Wey and the Discourse of Photography as Art in France in the Early 1850’s: ‘Rein n' est beau que le vrai: mais il faut le choisir’, was written by Dr. Margaret Denton who is an Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century Art, History of Photography. Dr. Denton is a part of the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Richmond school of Arts & Sciences. The title of the article expresses that although there is nothing that is as beautiful as the original…

Juan Linares Mr. Maust 2 February 2016 Nocturne An Analysis of The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh “This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big,” wrote Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo. Fascinated by oil and water brush style painting, and brooding in a slow gloom of the mind, van Gogh remains the most well known impressionist artist around the world. Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night has risen…

In the documentary film In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1984, the life of misunderstood artist Vincent van Gogh is depicted, particularly his works done in Arles, France. The film takes the viewer on an in depth journey of van Gogh’s life highlight points such as his inspirations and specific paintings all the while weaving it into the story that is uniquely the artist’s own. Through the introduction of the artist’s inspirations…

Georges Pierre Seurat was born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France. Seurat was the son of Antoine-Chrysostome and Marie-Berthe Seurat and was one of three children. It is known that in his early life, he showed a great interest in drawing. The first art lessons that he attended were with his uncle, but eventually he began working with some more advanced artists such as Justin Lequien and Henri Lehmann. In 1878, he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However, just one year after entering Paris’…