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Art H 203
Survey of Wester Art( Realism)
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
06/09/2014

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Constable, The Hay Wein, 1825

English Realism

It's very popular and the landscape is now a tourist destination

It wasn't well accepted in England first.

 

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Constable, The Hadleig Castle, 1825

English Realism

Ruin paintings was popular at the time

Symbolizes nature taking over 

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Cole, The Oxbow, 1835

American Landscape Realism

 

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Cole, The Course of Empire,1835

American Landscape Realism

It's a series painting

The Landscape behind is always present 

Symbolizes power of nature over manmade things

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Eakins, The Gross Clinic, 1875

American Realism

Heavily Criticized for it's goriness

Showed in Medical area instead of the Salon

Critics likened Eakins to a butcher

Scapel as a painter's  brush

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Eakins, John Biglin in a single Scull, 1875

American Realism

Rowing symbolizes Discilpline

Physical and mental Strentgh. 

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Eakins, Woman(artist's wife) with a setter dog, 1885

Critics and the patron didn't like it

They thought she looked sick and aneorexic

The woman is a well known artist herself

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Tanner, The Annunciation, 1895

American Realism

Mary is multi racial

The Setting suggest Middle Eastern

The Light is very modern and new at the time

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Homer, Prisioners from the Front, 1865

American Realism

It was very well accepted and both the North nd South liked it

Frozen Moment

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Homer, Lifeline, 1885

American Realism

Critics thougt it was too sexual

the red scarf is thought to be hiding Homer's face

The paintig shows contempory innovation in life saving

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Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1885

American Realism

Critics didn't like that the sisters were seperated

Darker version of Velasquez's painting

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Sargent, Madame X, 1885

Critics hated it

Sargent had to change the title, the straps and moved to England.

The Subject was like a celebrety prided for her beauty and affairs.

The make up was called fake

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Millet, The Gleaners, 1855

French Realism

Political Statement 

The Upper class recieved it poorly 

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Millet,The Sower,1855

French Realism

Political statement

The Sun is just rising showing that the sower wakes up early for work

It has become very popular and well liked

 

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Bonheur, The Horse Fair, 18555

French Realism

She went to butcher shops to study horse anatomy

Has included a self portrait

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Courbet,The Stone Breakers, 1850

French Realism

Political Statement 

Hardworking and the boy has scurvy

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Courbet, Interior of my Studio, 1855

French Realism

Mixed group of people

The woman being painted is his wife

Delacroix liked it alot others weren't as accepting

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Daumier,Third Class Carriage, 1860

French Realism

Shows the hardship of poor life by capturing quiet moment

It's unfinished 

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