Painters Flashcards
1
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Manet
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- Female nudes with fully clothed men
- Pre-impressionism, realist
- Contrast and play on light
- Rough brush strokes
- Lack of detail
2
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Monet
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- Impressionist
- Bright colors
- Painted what he saw
- Brush strokes like birds
- Hay, water, lillies, boats and such were his subject matter
3
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Renoir
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- Early impressionist
- Soft, pastel colors
- Drew people interacting
- Use of natural and artificial light
4
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Degas
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- Impressionist
- Fascinated with the body in motion
- Lines draw you into the painting
- Ballet
- Criticized for not idealizing the female form
5
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Cassat
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- Impressionist
- Subject matter was of mother and child
- Very little detail
6
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Cezanne
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- Post-impressionism
- Still life, fruit bowls and mountains
- Painting geometric reality
- Everything on the same plane
- Reduce everything to a geometric shape
7
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Van Gogh
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- Post-impressionism
- Juxtaposes contrasting colors
- Think, short brushstrokes
- Eerie subject matter
8
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Matisse
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- Phobist
- Optimistic artist
- Non-realistic
- Anything that is not important is transparent
- Think “The Red Studio” and “Harmony in Red”
9
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Seurat
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- Pointillism
- Explored how we see color
- Association of emotion and color
10
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Gaugin
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- Tahitian
- Vibrant colors
- Inspired by Gothic Cathedrals and thier stained glass windows
11
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Mondrian
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- Painted geometric lines
- Primary colors…
12
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Munch
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- German Expressionist
- Derived from Van Gogh
- Onion skin layering?
- “The Scream” (hands on face on a bridge) and “The Dance of Life” (Dancing cadavers)
13
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Picasso
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14
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Dali
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15
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Duchamp
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