The document discusses the emergence and characteristics of realism in European and American painting between 1800-1850. Realism developed as a reaction against romanticism and its sentimentality. Realist works depicted everyday rural and urban scenes in a naturalistic style showing nature and people as they truly appeared. Key realist artists mentioned include Courbet, Daumier, Manet, Eakins, and Homer, who painted scenes of modern life, politics, and labor in a straightforward visual language. The document also compares realism to preceding romanticism and notes some differences between European and American realist works.
1. Realism and its Effect on European and American Painting Chapter 30 Humanities 103 Instructor Beth Camp
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8. Courbet: The Wounded Man, 1844-1854 Does this painting have a romantic or realist feeling?
9. Courbet: The Meeting (1854) Courbet painted himself on the right – and his patron on the left. Critics attacked Courbet’s assertiveness and his bohemian dress. Does this change your reaction?
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13. Daumier: The Third-Class Carriage, 1863-1865 What makes this painting realist?
18. Alexandré Cabanel (French). The Birth of Venus , 1863, the same year as Manet's Olympia. Popular and typical classical composition.
19. Manet: Olympia (1865) This painting scandalized the public; her direct gaze and ribbon necklace is the mark of a prostitute; the black cat closer to a witch’s familiar.
37. Homer, “The Gulf Stream” 1899 How does this picture by Homer compare to Fiero’s Figure 27.6 The Slave Ship by Turner?
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Editor's Notes
Some suggest this painting by Daumier was painted in response to the Revolution of 1848 in Paris.
Titian's Ven us of Urbino (1538-39)
Source: http://www.jssgallery.org/Other_Artists/Cabanel/Cabanel_Birth_of_Venus.htm Alexandré Cabanel (French) The Birth of Venus, 1863 same year as Manet's Olympia typical classical composition
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