William Merritt Chase (1849 –1916), a prolific artist from Illinois who trained first in New York and then in Munich, became a key American artist in the Impressionist movement. Often, Chase was unfairly overlooked because of his contemporaries, yet Chase was deserving of the same repute as he was “equally capable and talented” as some of the most famous expatriate artists of the time, such as John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, or Mary Cassatt. When viewing such works as Mrs. Chase in Prospect Park, it is clear to see that he merited more recognition as an artist who was truly unique and progressive during an already incredibly innovative movement. In order to comprehend the many facets of Chase’s work, it is helpful to examine one of his paintings. Chase’s work is obviously a product of the movement in which he was a part of; many of the characteristics of the Impressionist movement are apparent in his work. What makes Chase so singular and intriguing, however, are the subtle variations in his work that, though evasive, are distinguishing characteristics. Additionally, the elements of his work that paid tribute to the past masters are evident. This is not to say that he was not revolutionary, however, for he was a part of “a period of transition…having indeed greatly helped to inaugurate it” , …show more content…
Unlike many of the expatriate artists of the time, Chase went to study in Munich instead of Paris, where he looked to the past for inspiration and “adopted the sturdy, direct brushwork, muddy palette, and realism influenced by Frans Hals and Diego Velázquez,” which became characteristic of his work. What is most obvious in Mrs. Chase in Prospect Park is this darker palette, for nearly the entire painting is composed of variations of brown and green, with black and white to break up the murky
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which is located in Kansas City, possess a rich collection of art coming from the entire world. Even more, when it comes to American artists the museum maintains magnificent works from different ages and styles. Two of the paintings, from American authors, that call visitors’ attention whenever they visit the museum are “Goodnight Irene” and “Lynch family”. Both paintings are works from different American authors, yet same style and similar date of creation. This two paintings are capable to evoke diverse feelings and emotions in the spectators, for that reason the purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast both works in terms of perspective, technique and compositional features.
I chose to write about Jim Germaux’s Parallel Play because it evokes beauty in a unique way using pattern, line, and color Germaux’s Parallel Play exemplifies beauty through eye-catching pattern. Each piece of this collection uses an arrangement of circles in a manner that is organized and yet spontaneous. The location of each circle is unpredictable, but the way the Germaux arranges the circles in his painting, side-by-side in no particular order, creates a sense of movement and playfulness that is attractive to the viewer’s eye. The viewer is drawn in by the mass quantity of these circles and is then challenged to look upon the spontaneity of the arrangement, and to try to find familiar patterns within. Germaux is making the viewer move his or her eyes over the circle pattern in several directions creating a commotion that pulls the viewer into the composition in such an effective way that is beautiful.
Paintings of the Hudson River Valley, Connecticut River, and White Mountains became very influential. Genre artists like John Quidor, who painted landscapes and figures from literature, also had a strong liking of the ideals in the Romanticism movement, which influenced his paintings toward a nationalistic impression as well. Quidor was known for being one of the founding fathers of American art. Even though he was never appreciated for his works when he was alive, he changed America’s perspectives on art forever. Both the Hudson River School students and Quidor expressed their paints in a unique “American” way, as they tended to ignore British ideals of art.
Voiles, from Book I of Preludes by Claude Debussy was written during a time when Impressionism and Symbolism were thriving in music, art, literature, and poetry. With symbolism, artists broke away from traditional techniques in order to indirectly evoke specific emotions, images, and concepts without merely describing them. Symbolist poets often used strategic spatial placement, word sizing, and nontraditional grammar in order to add nuance to the meaning of the text. Impressionism was a similar art movement in that it avoided directly depicting images. Some have applied impressionist interpretations to the works of various composers, but impressionism was typically found in paintings where the images looked almost out of focus and oddly cropped, with the juxtaposition of contrasting colors that portrayed the effects of light.
Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was an American artist who was the founder of the Hudson River School of romantic American Landscape painting. Cole was well known for his work a being realistic and had a meticulous depiction of American landscape which featured themes of romanticism. Cole was born in England but at 17 years old his family immigrated to Ohio where Cole learned the foundation of his profession. Landscape art was not Cole’s only skill, he also was known for doing sketches, which produced some very skillful and well known pieces. Cole’s personal life was full and enriched with 5 children one of which passed away at birth, and he was married at 26 years of age to the niece of the studio he worked for in New York.
Modern art takes the best of artists and their art work and adapts it, adding new techniques and personal styles of each. When one carefully analyzes different pieces of art with openness to emotional impression and introspection it allows appreciation and pleasure towards other artists as well as their works. This paper will provide information on the artist Paul Cézanne and his work The Large Bathers, look into Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. It will also discuss the influence Paul Cézanne had on the aforementioned artists upon producing their masterpieces. Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1906, oil on canvas, 210 x 250.8 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Adelaide Labille-Guiard in FOCUS Introduction A female artist who affected my life was Adelaide Labille-Guiard, as she provided the rather interesting painting of a “Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, 1785” (Brooklyn Museum, n.d.) which became historically recognized. The sensitivity of fairness and equality regarding women has been something that touches my spirit deeply. Her painting skill and talent opened up the channels for women in art to gain some respect among the male counterparts during a period of troubled times and the “French Revolution”.
The impressionism movement has proven to be a very important time in history. It influenced the way art is generated and viewed today. The views and techniques utilized during this period have influenced the way individuals currently view the world. Impressionism laid its foundation in the artworld with its innovative ideas and techniques, the desire to rebel against what was recognized as art, as well as with its prominent artists.
American writer Raymond Carver has been credited with reviving interest in short stories in the 1980’s because of his minimalistic style and zero endings. He wrote many successful short stories including “Chef’s House” and “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”. His writing style has analogized with Edward Hopper, an American realist painter of the 1930’s-40’s. When comparing Carver’s story “Cathedral” to Hopper’s painting A Room in New York more closely, it becomes evident that they share similar characters, perspective, and elements of mood. Both pieces document a snapshot into the lives of two main characters.
The eight early twentieth century artists that we researched each represent or impact the Harlem Renaissance through their art. While I was searching, I was surprised to notice names such as Van Gogh and Picasso appeared on our list, but after further research it began to make sense that if artists went to Europe, they were bound to bring back art styles that were common in Europe. Also, when I was investigating the paintings, many patterns began to stick out. I would say the art shown does not have an analytical or political tone but a more colorful, expressive, light-filled, and emotional feel. For example, most of the artists used very vivid colors in mostly bright settings as opposed to dull black and white colors.
Viewing Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware painting evoked a great deal of emotion. Upon walking into the room filled with American landscape paintings, the enormous size demanded all my attention temporarily making me forget about the rest of the paintings. The longer I gazed at the artist’s magnificent triumph, the more I felt a part of this historic venture. The painting is oil-on-canvas, and it’s not the only painting Leutze made. The first version of this painting was damaged by a fire, and the second painting, which is a full-sized replica of the first, was begun shortly after the first version was damaged.
In an essay, discuss how both Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon can be simultaneously seen as inspired by and breaking free of Paul Cézanne’s, The Large Bathers. Refer to specific visual references in your discussion. Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon art work can be seen as inspired by and breaking free of Paul Cézanne’s, The Large Bathers when juxtapose because they were both heavily influenced by art from other cultures such like Asian art, North Africa art, some of the decorative qualities of Islamic art, the angularity of African sculpture, and the flatness of Japanese. They both have balance of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter," and this aspiration was an important influence on some, such as Clement Greenberg, who looked to art to
In Search for Harmony with Baudelaire and Matisse Charles Baudelaire was involved in the general discussion on arts of his time: he for instance analyzed Eugène Delacroix’ techniques and dedicated his Les Fleurs du Mal to Théophile Gautier. His major work, Les Fleurs du Mal, can be seen as a conversation with other artists and has influenced many poets, writers, painters, … In the light of Baudelaire’s poetry, I will here focus particularly on Henri Matisse whose work was shaped by Baudelaire’s aesthetics: Matisse painted Luxe, calme et volupté, inspired by the “Invitation to the Voyage” (Baudelaire 99) and illustrated an edition of Les Fleurs du Mal.
Due to the impressionistic style of Chase’s work, some of the finer details are I feel are lost, but he keeps the wholeness of other objects by painting as little detail as possible. By adding highlights to an object, one can tell that it
The Post- Impressionist period follows the Impressionist period by splitting artist into two sides. Some artist felt that the artwork during the Impressionist period may have been too sketchy and lacked formal structure (Frank, 2014). Still, other artist thought there was too much emphasis on objective observations, which caused a lack of personal expression and spiritual content (Frank, 2014). To examine both types of art methods, I choose an example of both kinds of artwork, which are displayed in the same organization, the Art Institute of Chicago. The first artwork is A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat in 1884, and features a systematic and “scientific” technique.