Chapter 1: Manet flips off the art world

Question 1

Impressionism

Answer 1

• a movement from the late 19th to early 20th century
• utilized more natural subject matter and painterly brush work
• focused more on the interaction of components in a piece rather than the accuracy of color or form
• often depicts odd cropping that mimics a candid photograph

Question 2

Edouard Manet

Answer 2

• Born 1823, died 1883
• a nineteenth century artist
• he began the impressionist movement and influenced many artists to come
• He challenged many of the accepted aspects of art

Question 3

Prostitute picnic

Answer 3

• Luncheon on the Grass, Edouard Manet (1863)
• the piece mocks traditional allegoric pieces by removing the light playful nature of the situation
• the light is soft and diffuse, showing Manet’s study of natural light instead of studio light
• collapsed middle ground causing a skewed perspective.
• the scene is rooted in a realistic setting
• woman are french prostitutes, the men are students
• The foremost female figure meets the viewers eye with confidence breaking the boundaries of the canvas

Question 4

Hoes and hooves

Answer 4

• Nymphs and Satyr, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1873)
• A more traditional piece of the time, it depicts a fantasy scene with high contrast “Studio lighting”
• The piece features idealized nude figures
• The composition is dynamic and full of movement

Question 5

hooker Venus

Answer 5

• Olympia, Edouard Manet (1863)
• Depicts flat static figures
• like his other work it mock traditional work like Titian’s Venus
• He once again depicts a confident prostitute that meets the viewers eye while here African servant offers her flowers that are most likely from a client
• Manet studies the light in the space and breaks the canvas up into areas of light and dark

Question 6

yay labor laws

Answer 6

• La Grenouilliere, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1869)
• Renoir use a natural cropping that cuts off certain figure and elements giving the work a candid photo like composition
• New Labor laws lead to the working class having more leisure time, and provided artists with a new real subject
• Renoir use unmixed color on the canvas as the rise of paint tubes allowed work to be done outside from direct observation
• while all of the figures are painterly there is close attention paid to the light cast through the trees and over certain surfaces

Question 7

idc about the chick, look at them fine ass shadows

Answer 7

• Morning Sun, Camille Pissaro (1897)
• Pissaro uses small strokes over the whole piece to create a blurry image, the figure and trees are lost in the space but the light and shadow provide clear shapes in the work
• The piece depicts the leisure of the working class and uses un mixed color directly on the canvas to let the viewers eye blend the color