Artists Flashcards
3 Artists in Realism
Gustave Courbet
Jean-Francois Millet
Edouard Manet
He is the leader of the Realist movement.
Gustave Courbet
He rebelled against the Romantic painting of his day, turning to everyday events for his subject matter.
Gustave Courbet
He is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement.
Jean-Francois Millet
The painting depicts two peasants bowing in a field over a basket of potatoes to say a prayer, that together with the ringing of the bell from the church on the horizon marks the end of a day’s work.
The Angelus
He knew that his ultimate desire was to become an artist, and he found support from his uncle to pursue this field.
Edouard Manet
His early works were inspired by Gustave Courbet, who was a realist artist.
Edouard Manet
He had a long- lasting fascination with observing and painting light and nature.
Claude Monet
His early works were typically Impressionist snapshots of real life, full of sparkling colour and light.
Auguste Renoir
He liked to paint lively groups of figures.
Auguste Renoir
He usually used the maids in his house as his models.
Auguste Renoir
Two Filipino Impressionist Painters
Juan Luna
Fernando Amorsolo
Two Artists in Post-Impressionism
Paul Cezanne
Vincent van Gogh
He used heavy brush strokes during his early years and thickly layered paint onto the canvas.
Paul Cezanne
His early work has previously been called ‘violent’ in nature because of the hasty brush work.
Paul Cezanne
He was known for his thick application of paint on canvas, called impasto.
Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh was known for his thick application of paint on canvas, called __.
impasto
What is the english translation of impasto?
paste or mixture
It is used to describe a painting technique where paint (usually oil) is laid on so thickly that the texture of brush strokes or palette knife are clearly visible
Impasto
He emerged as a Post-Impressionist, and first achieved prominence as the leader of the French movement Fauvism.
Henri Matisse
Although interested in Cubism, he rejected it, and instead sought to use color as the foundation for expressive, decorative, and often monumental paintings.
Henri Matisse
He was the best- known forerunner of expressionism.
Edvard Munch
His early life was tortured by sickness, death, insanity, unhappy love affairs and guilt.
Edvard Munch
What is Edvard Munch’s most famous motif?
The Scream