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Origins of Realism in Art

Realism was an art movement of the 19th century that aimed to depict realistic representations of ordinary, everyday subjects and scenes. Realist painters rejected romanticism and classicism in favor of accurately portraying observable reality through techniques like trompe l'oeil that created the illusion the depicted objects truly existed. Important realist painters included Courbet, who led the movement in France by painting bold social commentary on subjects like peasants and the working class conditions. The preferred medium was oil on canvas to create heightened realistic illusions.

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Origins of Realism in Art

Realism was an art movement of the 19th century that aimed to depict realistic representations of ordinary, everyday subjects and scenes. Realist painters rejected romanticism and classicism in favor of accurately portraying observable reality through techniques like trompe l'oeil that created the illusion the depicted objects truly existed. Important realist painters included Courbet, who led the movement in France by painting bold social commentary on subjects like peasants and the working class conditions. The preferred medium was oil on canvas to create heightened realistic illusions.

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Realism

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Christinas World By Andrew Wyeth, 1948

Overview

Inspired by the positivist view of the second half the 19th century, which was the faith in all knowledge derived from science, and the belief that these methods would solve all human problems Realism, therefore, was the accurate and apparently objective description (through painting) of the ordinary, observable world Introduced the contemporary The Gleaners to art and By Jean-Francois 1/21/13 Millet, 1857 rejected Classicism and Romanticism

Overview Contd In the broadest sense, realism is when


something has been well observed and accurately depicted Examples of realism in in these terms can be found throughout history and all around the world A fondness of humble subjects and homely details can be found very early also Realism made a resurgence during the New York Restaurant 1/21/13 By Edward Hopper, final years and aftermath of WWI in the

Trompe loeil: fool the eye; a technique which creates the illusion that the objects depicted actually exist Examples of this can be found from antiquity to the present day

Overview Contd

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Fallen Monarchs By William Bliss Baker,

Important Realist Painters Henri Cadiou


Ford Madox Brown Jean Baptiste Simon Chardin Gustave Courbet Honor Daumier Thomas Eakins Winslow Homer Jean-Francois Millet
1/21/13 Max Schmitt in a Single Scull

Tenant Farmer By Andrew Wyeth, 1/21/13 1961

Helga By Andrew Wyeth

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The Laundress 1/21/13 By Honor

Three Women in a Church

Hiding in the 1/21/13 Haycocks

Nighthawks By Edward Hopper, 1/21/13 1942

Madame X By John Singer 1/21/13 Sargent, 1884

Gustave Courbet

French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting Made bold social commentary in his work Painted subjects that were considered vulgar, such as the rural peasantry and the working conditions of the poor
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Believed that the only possible

Medium of Choice For Realist Painters

The medium of choice for Courbet and many Realist artists was oil on canvas Other mediums used in Realist paintings include acrylic, watercolor, and egg tempera

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The work of Gustave Courbet fits into Realism because:


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The paintings depict things as they are as accurately as possible in order to create the illusion of reality

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His subjects were often the everyday and ordinary, such as the poor, prostitutes, contemporary 1/21/13 landscapes, and peasants

The Painters Studio

This painting portrays the artist in the center with the awful side of his life on the left side of him and the good side of his life on the right side of him. The left side represents challenge and opposition (figures like beggars and prostitutes) while the right represents friends and admirers. The painting exhibits a heightened reality that makes it almost dreamlike, with figures that are both real and symbolic. This painting is considered great because it is so original and 1/21/13

A Burial At Ornans

This painting is an early example of Realism, before it became too well known or well-liked among the public, so it was met with some fierce denunciations from the critics and the public. It is the depiction of the funeral of his grand uncle, in a style that was usually reserved for religious or royal scenes. The actual 1/21/13

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