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
He believed that shape, line, and color have emotional properties capable of conveying heightened feelings.
Wassily Kandinsky
He is most known for his brilliant use of color to attract the viewer’s attention.
Marc Chagall
His artworks are usually lively and imaginative, he and often combine Cubism and Fauvism with his folkish style.
Marc Chagall
He created one of the first of those who invented the worlds of the surrealists and one of the most enduring.
Giorgio de Chirico
The world he created is at once desolate and empty but filled with suggestions, deserted yet full of mysterious presence.
Giorgio de Chirico
He drew inspiration from traditional painting methods, he combined materials and methods in ways that were distinctive to his artistic style.
Salvador Dali
Some Filipino Surrealists
Galo Ocampo
Hernando Ocampo
An American painter and graphic artist whose work, displaying a combination of realism and abstraction, addressed various social and political causes.
Ben Shahn
He used oval faces and elongated shapes of African art in both his sculptures and paintings.
Amedeo Modigliani
He made a revolutionary breakthrough by abandoning the paint brush altogether—pouring and dripping commercial paints onto a large canvas on the floor.
Jackson Pollock
He developed a style where he employed fierce and slashing brushstrokes.
Willem de Kooning
He developed a technique where he used broad brushes to apply paint in a thick and textured manner.
Franz Kline
Some Filipino Abstract Expressionists
Jose Joya
Lee Aguinaldo
A major figure in the Pop Art movement.
Andy Warhol
He created artworks that were remarkably faithful to the original comic strip images that he used as inspiration.
Roy Lichtenstein
Create organize lines, patterns, and designs that sharpen up the viewer’s eyesight or eye perception.
Optical Art
A well-known British artist celebrated for her distinctive Op Art paintings.
Bridget Riley
A graphic artist famous for his incredibly detailed and realistic prints.
M.C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis Escher)
She explores optical phenomena, using carefully arranged patterns to create the illusion of movement or depth, which can be visually stimulating and even disorienting for the viewer.
Bridget Riley
Known for achieving bizarre optical and conceptual effects.
M.C. Escher
The impression of a strong drum beat.
Red
The shrill sound of a violin.
Green
A capacity to attain heights.
Yellow
Some Filipino Expressionist
Victorio Edades
It was the Filipino public’s introduction to modern art.
The Builders
He is perhaps the most prolifically imaginative and versatile painter in the 20th century.
Pablo Picasso
Most well-known name in modern art, with the most distinct style and eye for artistic creation.
Pablo Picasso
Throughout his life, he focused on still life and means of viewing objects from various perspectives through color, line, and texture.
George Braque
Works of Edouard Manet
Mosnier Decked with Flags
The Bar at the Foiles-Bergere
Argenteuil
Café Concert
Works of Claude Monet
The Read Boats
Argenteuil
La Promenade
Irises in Monet’s Garden
Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lillies
Works of Auguste Renoir
Dance at the Bougival
Girls at the Piano
The Skiff
The Luncheon of the Boating Party
Works of Wassily Kandinsky
Black Frame
Yellow-Red-Blue
Works of Pablo Picasso
Weeping Woman
Bottle of Vieux
Glass
Guitar and Newspaper
Portrait of Dora Maar
Girl Before a Mirror
Works of George Braque
Houses of L’Estaque
Woman with a Guitar
Fruit Dish and Glass
Glass on a Table
Some Filipino Cubists
Vicente Manansala
Cesar Legaspi
In his painting, Green Coca-Cola Bottles, the multiple images of Coca-Cola bottles reflect not just the dominance of consumer products in daily life but also the fact that life has become depersonalized and repetitive as well.
Andy Warhol
