Karen Horney was born in Blankenese, a German city outside of Hamburg, on September 16, 1885. As a young child Horney felt ignored by her father and she began to battle depression as earlier as the age of nine. She decided at a young age to concentrate her attention on developing her intellectual and academic skills. She used her academic abilities to compensate for the fact she felt she was an unattractive girl. When Karen was 21, and against her parents wishes, she enrolled in the University of Freiburg Medical School in Germany.
Mr. Monet, what is your definition of “pure impressionism”. “The concept of pure impressionism is basically the art of painting plein air which is just a fancy way to say ‘outdoor landscape painting’. This type of painting began during the Romantics period but truly became popular during my time as a painter (Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art). Also, the use of black paint is strictly not done (New World Encyclopedia).” Who or what most influenced your painting? “My mentor and greatest influence was Eugène Boudin, who was a genius landscape painter.
The couple moved to Berlin and lived there for two years while he orchestrated operettas and directed a cabaret orchestra. In 1903 they decided to move back to Vienna where he would then teach students to become composers. In 1908, Schoenberg’s compositions consisted of far-reaching harmonies which would later be used as tonality; therefore many audiences didn’t understand his work, as a result, he felt persecuted by the public. What very much affected his life and career was the affair his wife, Mathilde had with his painting teacher, she left Schoenberg for many months, the affair later led to her committing suicide. During the absence of his wife he composed “you lean against a silver-willow”.
The neglect from her brother and low self-esteem led to Horney’s depression which would affect her for the rest of her life. In 1904 Horney’s stepmother divorced her father and left him to raise Horney and Brendlt by himself. “In 1906, Horney entered medical school against her parent's wishes. At medical school, she met Oscar Horney and married him in 1909. In 1910, she gave birth to Brigitte, the first of three daughters.
Dora’s family included herself and her parents and an older brother who was one and a half years her senior. Dora was born in 1882 and from the time she was six her father began a time period of going through some sever illnesses. Freud believed that Dora was very attached to her father and that attachment was increased further due to his illnesses, such as tuberculosis. Due to his illness, the family moved to a small town know to us, simply as B_______. It was there that his health began to improve.
She had studied art before, at the National Preparatory School, where she had met Diego Rivera when he was painting the Creation mural, but Frida had never worked on paintings before. Her original ambition was to be a doctor but a street car accident left her disabled and changed the over her bed, Frida had a mirror so she could see herself, and this was the beginning of her focus on self-portraits. Kahlo’s explicit self-portraits, often described as symbolist and surreal, reflect her physical and emotional pain. Years of being bedridden or wheelchair bound intractable pain and multiple unsuccessful operations defined this great artist’s talent. Interest in her works has dramatically increased, and nowadays Frida Kahlo ranks among the world’s most renowned 20th century female artists.
There are some reports that suggest that Violet had experienced two miscarriages prior to the birth of Sherlock. Being a child born after a mother experiences such losses suggests that perhaps he was watched closely and was overly protected by his parents. It has been noted that his parents did worry about his mental and emotional development. (Rennison 2005, pp. 20-23) Sherlock’s family did well for themselves, with an ancestor who fought for the king in Civil War and conducted experiments in microscopy, which could account for Sherlock’s continued interest in the sciences (Rennison, p. 21).
The style he painted was modern art and Impressionism. He struggled with mental illness and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. He travelled to many different places during his lifetime like Arles France and Paris. Van Gogh died in France on July 29, 1890, at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He started his first job at the age of 15 when he quitted studies because of his family finically crisis.
(Ewell) Kate experienced much loss at a young age, three of her family members died by the time she was thirteen. The first death was of her father on November 1st, 1855 from a train accident leaving her mother to raise the children with the help of Kate’s grandmother and great grandmother. When she was thirteen, her great grandmother and half brother passed away a month apart. Her great grandmother was rumored to be a great influence on her from her story telling and encouragement. (Ewell) During her school years Chopin attended St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart, there she was encouraged to write and express herself.
Growing up, she was most widely influenced by her mother and grandmother after her father was killed in a train accident when she was four years old. She attended school until she graduated at the age of 17. In 1870 she married Oscar Chopin and moved with him to New Orleans. However in 1880 when they suffered financial problems and were forced to move in with her father-in-law, where Oscar Chopin took over his father's plantation. Soon after, 1883 Oscar Chopin died, and she had to take over the plantation.