Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Realism.
During the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, Realism, Impressionism, and Post- Impressionism were forms of art that transpired. These techniques in art brought a sense of individualism to Europe; thus, people were inspired to make art that represented society. Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism reflected European Society through their expressions of depicting life as it truly was, hastily capturing moments in time, and painting nature as the artist conceptualized them, not how it really was.
Realism was an art form, prominently created in France, where life was depicted as it truly was, nothing exaggerated, amplified, or idealized. Art in the 19th and 20th centuries created art for “art sakes”. As opposed to the depending on patrons to fund artist’s works such as the church and nobles, they had a sense of artistic freedom and hoped to make money by selling to the general public. This is a distinct contrast to the Renaissance and Baroque periods when the elite appointed artists to create art specifically for their taste.
Realistic supporters used art to portray life as it truly was, and to express themselves. Art was subtle, sublime, and mundane, characteristics or realism in art.
Artists sent their greatest works to the Paris Salon to be judged, in which ironically, their art was rejected due to its ordinary subject matter and bland style.
Francois Millet, a realistic artist depicts farmwomen gleaning the fields after the harvest in The Gleaners. Honore Daumier depicts a grandmother, a daughter, and her infant traveling on a railroad in Third-Class Carriage. This painting is a prime example of how the railroad positively impacted the lives of peasants, making it possible to travel, or move to the cities.
Realism didn’t only pertain to painting, but also to literature. Thomas Hardy, an English realistic writer and poet, authored Tess of the d’Urbervilles, which depicted an unmarried woman being ostracized for having pre-marital sex.
Realism was an art form, prominently created in France, where life was depicted as it truly was, nothing exaggerated, amplified, or idealized. Art in the 19th and 20th centuries created art for “art sakes”. As opposed to the depending on patrons to fund artist’s works such as the church and nobles, they had a sense of artistic freedom and hoped to make money by selling to the general public. This is a distinct contrast to the Renaissance and Baroque periods when the elite appointed artists to create art specifically for their taste.
Realistic supporters used art to portray life as it truly was, and to express themselves. Art was subtle, sublime, and mundane, characteristics or realism in art.
Artists sent their greatest works to the Paris Salon to be judged, in which ironically, their art was rejected due to its ordinary subject matter and bland style.
Francois Millet, a realistic artist depicts farmwomen gleaning the fields after the harvest in The Gleaners. Honore Daumier depicts a grandmother, a daughter, and her infant traveling on a railroad in Third-Class Carriage. This painting is a prime example of how the railroad positively impacted the lives of peasants, making it possible to travel, or move to the cities.
Realism didn’t only pertain to painting, but also to literature. Thomas Hardy, an English realistic writer and poet, authored Tess of the d’Urbervilles, which depicted an unmarried woman being ostracized for having pre-marital sex.