A1: Impressionism Era The Impressionism Era started in Paris, France in the 19th century, between 1867 and 1886, when French artists rejected government sanctioned artistry that was dominating the arts. The influence of this era spread all through Europe and eventually ventured to the United States. Such known artists during this era were the now famous Claude Monet, as well as Edgar Degas, Camille Pissaro, and many others. (Impressionism, 2015). Artists of the Impressionism Era used strokes that were short and visible, which included smears, dots, and commas.
The Stuart painting was in the year 1796. Around this time was a little bit of art history. “1793 was the opening of the Louvre Museum, one of the world’s greatest art museums. Also in America on this year on Sep 17th, President George Washington delivered his farewell address and on Sep 19th, George Washington gave his farewell address as president” (History of Art Timeline). Both of these are historical even that happened, probably the reason the Stuart painting.
The school was known for their romantic depictions of the American landscape. After traveling to Paris to continue his still life painting studies, his instructors encouraged him to develop his exceptional talent for landscape painting. In 1870, Hill settled in California while spending the winters in
From 1918 to 1923 Lam studied painting at the “la academia de san Alejandro “ where he received classes from Sulroca and meet Leopoldo Romañach and Victor Manuel. His progress let him expose his work at the association of painters and sculptors of Havana. In 1923 he left to Madrid, Spain, where he began to studing arts under Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza, at this point he is passionate by Spanish classical painting. In 1929 he married Eva Piriz, where he got a son, not late in 1931 his wife and son died of tuberculosis. In 1937 Lam meet Helena Holzer and sculptor Manolo Hugue who give Lam a letter for Pablo Picasso.
Renoir’s first exhibition was in 1864, when he was accepted to display his painting “La Esmeralda” at the Paris Salon exhibit. Several other works were produced prior to 1867, including “Diana” and “Lise.” He was forced to take a break from his art though in 1870 when he was recruited to the French Army where he participated in the Franco-Prussian War. Soon after his return to Paris, Renoir and his friends Monet, Cézanne and Edgar Degas displayed several of their works in Paris in 1874, in what is now considered as the first Impressionist exhibition. This first exhibition was not a great success though, as much of the public did not appreciate the works, known as ‘impressions’, which were not traditionally completed painting. Instead, Renoir and the other impressionists
The first inkling of Modernism came after the French Academy refused 5000 works. Outraged by this censorship a Salon for the Refused artworks was created by Emperor Napoleon to exhibit the rejected art. Modernism can be considered as a Golden Age for art as well as a time of radical revolution against tradition. Impressionism began in Paris, France the art capital of the world in the late 1860’s. It was initiated by a group of artists (Claude Manet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Alfred Sisley and Edouard Manet) who were tired of following the traditional style of art and so decided to rid themselves of these ‘outdated’ shackles and began to paint unconventional subjects and outdoor landscapes.
Picasso was a pioneer when it came to drawing. His drawing changed as time passed each new idea brought him attention from the people. Pablo was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain. His parents Jose Ruiz and Maria Picasso were also artists. Instead of taking his father’s last name, Picasso took his mothers last name.
[2] A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne. [3] A retrospective of Cézanne's paintings had been held at the Salon d'Automne of 1904, current works were displayed at the 1905 and 1906 Salon d'Automne, followed by two commemorative retrospectives after his death in 1907. [4] In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context. [5] The impact of Cubism was far-reaching and wide-ranging. Cubism spread rapidly across the globe and in doing so evolved to greater or lesser extent.
His reputation is based on only 35 paintings, but during his lifetime he was virtually unknown to the world and was not appreciated to for his works. Created some 200 years ago before the invention of modern camera, his paintings still fascinates modern filmmakers. His paintings are remarkably photographic and make modern viewers wonder how did he do that. Although many critics of Vermeer believe that he used Camera Obscura to paint his photographic paintings, actually modern technology proves that Vermeer used a simple technique known for centuries to paint his masterpieces. Vermeer often shows calm and quietness in most of his paintings, but his life was surprisingly different.
Abstract expressionism was first used as a term in art in 1919, when an Berlin artist Wassily Kandinsky works was described as abstract, but the real movement of abstract expressionism art didn’t really take off until after World War II, (1950’s), putting New York City, in the center of the art world. Abstract Expressionism began as a combination of emotional intensity and self-expression, and action painting. In 1943, Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) painted “Garden of Sochi. Which is the third in a series of paintings of his childhood memories. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) used action as a form of abstract expressionism, in which paint is spontaneously splashed, smeared or dribbled on canvas.