Exam One - Sikarskie - Painting Information

- Manet's friend Nadar fly's the hot air balloon- Three soldiers, common sight- Wet-on-wet paint technique, unfinished, kept it in his house until his death, was part of his estate sale of 1884- Kid walking a dog is Manet's step son- Gardner and other citizens depicted

Manet, View of Paris World's Fair

- The Parisians are out strolling around away from the hustle and bustle of the fair

Renoir, The Champs-Elysées During the Paris World's Fair of 1867

- More emphasis on architecture- Older part of Paris- Play of light & color (less Impressionistic)

Monet, The Quai du Louvre

- Looking toward the old city- Foreground is very much overtaken by the lush green lawn- The eye points toward the Parathion and French flag

Monet, Garden of the Princess

- Realism, etching- The Barricade represents the bloody repression of Parisian rebels — the Communards — by France's national guard in 1871. - The sketch-like quality of the lithographic crayon makes it appear as if the artist captured the horrific action while it was occurring.

Manet, The Barricade

- 1862 Grand hotel, built by the Pereire real estate firm- Odd illuminated trees in the center- Crowded streets- Two males framed off of a balcony overlooking the street

Monet, Boulevard des Capucines

- "Expiate the crime of monotony with the aid of the picturesque

Renoir, The Great Boulevards

- Not quite realism, impressionism, and photography- Not as interesting to us, it's too personal, can see the figures faces too clearly- Can read the signs on the board

Béraud, Paris, On the Boulevard

- Shown at the 2nd Impressionist Exhibition- Doesn't really look impressionist- Overlooking Haussmann cityscape, disenchanting view overtime- Domestic interior as an escape from reality- Man possibly looking at woman crossing the street, Man is Caillebotte's brother Renée- Horse and carriage on street

Caillebotte, The Man at the Window

- Open air and light, Haussmann street fronts- Parisians with umbrellas\Much more realistic, water pools on the cobble stone- Interested in photography, "cuts off" figure

Caillebotte, A Rainy Day

- Huge cross-section of society meets here, wealthy couple, dog, working class man looking down at rail yard- Industrial sublime (man made)- New architecture, industry collide with mankind

Caillebotte, Le Pont de l'Europe

- Very Impressionistic- Parked locomotive in the rail yard

Monet, Le Pont de l'Europe

- Aesthetically pleasing symmetry- Monet got special permission to sketch in this area

Monet, Gare Saint-Lazare

- Woman reads a book while holding a puppy- Child looks at the trains behind the bars- Engaged eye contact with the woman- Not inside the station, but outside- Grapes in the lower right corner- Not sure if they are actually traveling or not

Manet, The Railroad

- Printmaker Vicomte Lepic, who was the picture of aristocratic detachment (similar to artistic detachment)- His two daughters, himself, the dog, and the other gentlemen all look in different directions- Lepic has an umbrella and cigar- Lack of cohesion in the family, different experiences for each- Watching who?

Degas, The Place de la Concorde

- Model was supposed to be a "sleazy cabaret" singer that Manet had spotted, but instead he settled on Victorine Meurent- The artist is the Flaneur- Victorine Meurent was one of his favorite models- Guitar, Dress and Over coat

Manet, The Street Singer

- Compared to Manet's Street Singer- She is a street singer with a mandolin- Posed, not a Flaneur style, possibly in a park- The beauty of the imagination- It's personal, more necromantic than impressionism

Lefebvre, Autumn

- Almost like a staged set- Lots of cameos in the painting, artists, friends, and family- Manet is depicted in the far left- Very crowded scene, many Flaneurs depicted- Iron chairs, umbrella and two small girls in the foreground- The realism is the Flaneur, the Flaneur "play" a role in reality

Manet, Music in the Tuileries

- Detached Flaneur point of view- Gas lights across the street- Four women in the foreground are very "made-up" (prostitutes?)- Shadowy male figure lurking about- Woman biting her thumb (insult?)- Woman grabbing her purse ready to leave (invited somewhere?)- Flaneur observation, cold analytic- Bright light on women, make the women appear ugly, Ugly Document- Isolation from family and traditional society

Degas, Women on a Café Terrace, Evening

- Two women and a little girl, Female Flaneur perspective- Going out clothing (woman seated), all black clothing with gold jewelry, visiting her friend (?), detached- Woman of the house and child are looking out the window- Inner monologue of artist (?), contemplates being an artist vs. mother/wife

Morisot, Interior

- American artist living in Paris- Two women, visitor with good posture takes a sip, the other leans back, both looking in different directions- Sitting hip to hip, wearing "day clothes"- Temporarily out of things to say to one another (?)- Sense of detachment between each other

Cassatt, Cup of Tea

- Ugly Document ---> genre scene- Domestic dispute, male dominating, blocking her exit- Based on characters Thérese and Laurent from Zola's Thérese Raquin (they murder her husband)- Both are guilty and hide their emotions so they fall out of love (emotional disturbed), but still wed.- Wedding night, forced sex, she didn't want it- Flaneur inside is just awkward (private), the viewer doesn't belong here- More easily read as a book illustration- Degas called this " my genre painting"- Idea that domestic scenes are supposed to be sacred, this painting breaches that sphere

Degas, Interior

- Mums are a fall flower, last to bloom before Winter- She's marginalized by her own portrait, she looks unhappy, dressed nicely, sad, lonely, and detached- Women are alone in their sadness

Degas, Woman with Chrysanthemums

- Camelia flower in her hair, a Camelia was a very expensive prostitute with private clients- Looks confident, healthy, and not depressed- Little black cat on the end of the bed by her feet means that she is not pure ("female wantedness")

Manet, Olympia

- Very impressionistic for Manet- In an outdoor brassiere, seated at a table with a large beer, reading an illustrated journal (the thing to be seen reading in a Café)- Posed to be trendy, sketchy, fleeting trend, and moment in time- Easy on the eyes, not sad or depressing, and not controversial- Kinda comes off as an advertisement

Manet, Woman Reading in a Café

- One of Manet's favorite lunch spots, in the district of Batignolles- Relationship: not together, creeped out by himShe's very recoiled, straight posture, not flirting, hands around her plate, looking down her nose at him, she's well dressed, high class, dines alone- Man is dressed down compared to her, surrounds her, her - drink in his hand, looks straight at her, props himself up- Very uncomfortable, waiter looks on disgusted, unwanted attention, patronizing, his behavior is unattractive- She takes up as little space as possible, while he takes up as much space as possible- Milestone for Manet, chosen for the Salon of 1880, first time he was enthusiastically chosen (no begging), positive critical review- You can tell what it is, it's not controversial, pretty- Haussmann architecture in the background

Manet, Chez le Père Lathuille

- Patrons drinking beers- Painting is "cut off" (photography influenced)- Sitters are Ellen Andrée, an artist and a child- Man wears Flaneur "uniform"- Relationship: married (?), very close proximity man's right forearm rests on her left shoulder, his cane comes across "protectively over the woman"- The child has no hat, hair down, boyish, she is their "daughter" and doesn't want to be seen with her parents

Manet, At the Café

- Cigarette in left hand (unlit), Plum brandy missing plum spoon... can;t drink or eat- Smoking and drinking alone isn't considered respectable- The "relatable modern woman" (La Femme Nouvelle)- No jewelry = no man- Dress is plum colored- Probably works in a shop- Sits alone in the cafe, looks pensive, lonely, and tired- Marble counter top, red booth, window behind her

Manet, The Plum

- Woman has been drinking absinthe awhile, she looks out of it - Actress Ellen Andrée- Man with pipe next to her - Artist Marcellin Desboutin- Male table, female table, and artist table- Woman's feet are positioned in 2nd ballet position

Degas, Absinthe

- Actress/dancer on stage, cello player to the right- Waitress is a real waitress not an actress, the guy in blue is her boyfriend (real life)- Man smokes the pipe, dressed in his real labour clothes, drinking red wine (the working class drink), looks ridiculous in this setting- She's doing his job, not paying the man any attention, very professional

Manet, Corner in a Café-Concert

- One of Manet's last paintings- Barmaid, marble top bar, large mirror behind her shows her being approached by a man (the viewer)- Jaded server, not a prostitute, she's bored with Paris, her modern life and her job (Susan?)- Said to be his next door neighbor the piano teacher- Reality vs. Impressionism- Clementines are ripe with wine... all will go bad like him (he had bad syphilis)

Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

- Café-Concert, used pastels- Performer was Emélie Bécat, she was known for her "epileptic" style, exaggerated in movement, very theatrical- Weird gas lights throwing weird color of patrons faces

Degas, Aux Ambassadeurs

- Song of the Dog- Open air/semi enclosed stage setting with lots of gas lamps- Female performer heavy in stage makeup (Théresa)- Degas called Théresa "a mixture of delicate and gross

Degas, La Chanson du Chien

- Female holds up gloved right hand, while singing with mouth open- Purplish dress with black accents, red hair- Under harsh gas lighting, casting looks of shadows on her face- Weird place for a viewer to be in (close and below the performer)

Degas, The Glove

- Shown at the first Impressionist Exhibit of 1874- First painting by an impressionist at a Loge- Man and wife seated in a viewing box, very well dressed- Man looks through binoculars (specator)- Woman is probably being viewed by another man (spectacle), a safe place to be viewed as a spectacle with her husband present- Model is Nini (last name unknown)

Renoir, The Loge

- She was a Spanish ballet dancer- Color palette is nice- Shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867- Worked with print maker Zacharie Astruc, produced an - - etching in 1862 (widely circulated)- Not controversial, shows Paris' globalized (?) culture- Strong composition, aesthetically pleasing- Shadow casted on the ground is done well

Manet, Lola de Valence

- Man stares right at her from another Loge, "boorish" man- Woman is a spectator, looking outwards, interested in something, emphasis on her profile- She holds herself very stiff like, wears little jewelry, pearl earrings- Play is going on, dark in the theater- Light and dark contrast with colors

Cassatt, Woman in Black at the Opera

- Sitters are quite young, looking lost and alone, uncomfortable- Models are (future) American socialite Mary Ellison and author Mallarme's daughter, Genevieve- They look conscious of those spectating them, trying to remain proper- Not quite women, but not children either (awkward stage)- Light colored dresses, purity, classical look (Greek) with archaic smile

Cassatt, Two Young Women in a Loge

- Emphasis on the star of the show, everything else is a blur- She's beautiful, graceful, and young- Man stands at the side stage looking at her- We have a great view from the Emperor's own loge

Degas, L'Etoile

- Ugly document- Toilette set up on left hand side- Man on the right side, stares at the woman- Courtesan (high pecking order prostitute)

Degas, Nude Woman Combing her Hair

- Ugly document- Toilette set up on left hand side- Seedy side of the ballet backstage- No one looks at the viewer- Nude women except for their stockings

Degas, Waiting for the Client

- Looks at the viewer, rich setting- Rococo revival furniture- Jewelry, more agency- Fictional character, turns to prostitution and works her way up to be a high class prostitute- The viewer becomes the client (similar to Olympia)- Man seated off to the right side - Courtesan (high pecking order prostitute)

Manet, Nana

- Mrs. Mante was a pushy stage mom, doing Suzannes hair, looks delighted and excited- Blanche is out of costume, stands in upright posture, feet in first position, looks bored, possibly the beginning of sibling rivalry- Suzanne looks fairly dejected- Father was in the orchestra- The girls started in ballet at age 7

Degas, The Mante Family

- The dancer is hunched over and exhausted, rubbing her left ankle- The mother is hung over with her wrists folded, holding an umbrella in her right hand- Strong sense of diagonal, pyramidal composition- No interaction between the two figures even though they are both worried about the same thing

Degas, Waiting

- Spiral staircase on left the studio, diagonal flooring- The man in red is celebrated (retired) male dancer Jule Perrot (1840s most celebrated male dancer)- This is Degas "fantasy," he's a Jules Perrot 'fangirl'- Beautiful sunlight streams into the studio from the windows, pretty- Seamstress in the right attends to a dancers costume

Degas, The Rehearsal

- Yellow wall is a bit harsh- Mother in the foreground reads a paper and takes up precious space- Male dance instructor is not the focus, balding

Degas, Ballet Class

- Another "fantasy" dance class- Grand studio, corinthian columns, marble, high ceilings, crown moulding- Jules perrot in the center of the room, arms folded on cane, demands attention

Degas, Monsieur Perrot's Dance Class

- The setting has changed from Monsieur Perrot's Dance Class, Same floor going the otherway, switched out the doorway for a mirror, no marble, no columns, no crown moulding- Jules perrot in the center of the room, arms folded on cane, is not demanding attention- The dancers are dancing and puttering around

Degas, Dance Class

- Violinist in the foreground, dancers are holding up their right legs- Faces are contrived in Flaneur perspective- More definition on the male's face rather than the female dancers- The viewer has become the ballet master (more engaging)

Degas, Rehearsal

- Masked Balls almost always had a cover charge. Men paying more than women, resulting in working class females and upper class men in attendance.- This ball cost only 10 Francs- No staged entertainment, may have had smaller acts around the crowd- Male perspective- Women wore masks- Very popular and were held in the Winter months- Very crowded, a sea of top hats (staging area?)- Legs hang off the balcony above- Manet liked to attend these masked balls

Manet, Masked Ball at the Opéra

- More informal setting than masked balls at the Opera- Open air concept, less vulgar affair, less formal- Spontaneous place for dates- Severed food and wine

Renoir, Dance at the Moulin de la Galette