Realism Bolton Beardall What is Realism Art movement

Realism Bolton Beardall

What is Realism? § Art movement that began in France in the 1850 s after the French Revolution § Depicted subjects as straightforward and natural as possible without idealizing them § Portray real people and situations with truth and accuracy

Gustave Courbet § French painter who lived from 1819 to 1877 § Coined the term Realism § Known as the ‘father’ of Realism

Self-portrait with Black Dog, 1842 Spanish Woman, 1854 “Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist in the representation of real and existing things” - Courbet

The Sculptor, 1845 The Stone Breakers, 1849

Jean-François Millet § French Painter who lived from 1814 to 1875 § Noted for his scenes of peasant farmers § One of the founders of the Barbizon school in France Barbizon School: Group of painters who were part of an art movement towards Realism. (1830 -1370)

Shepherd Tending His Flock, 1860 Going to Work, 1851 -53

Potato Planters, 1861 The Potato Harvest, 1855

Realism Beyond France § Realist movement had equivalents in other Western countries, which developed later § Wanderers group in Russia, formed in the 1860 s § Ashcan School in the United States, early 1900 s

Russian Realism § Ilya Repin, most renowned Russian artist of the 19 th century § Lived 1844 to 1930 Self-portrait, 1878 The Duel, 1901 17 October 1905, 1906 -1911

American Realism, Ashcan School § Ashcan School was an artistic movement in the US during the early 20 th century § Portrayed scenes of daily life in New York § Made up of many different artists Everett Shinn, Cross Streets of New York, 1899 Robert Henri, Snow in New York, 1902

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