Louis Jaques Mande Daguerre's View of the Boulevard du Temple, Realism , 1838, EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY
Gustave Courbet, The Burial At Ornans (1849-1850), REALISM
�douard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1863 REALISM
�douard Manet, Olympia, 1865 REALISM
Edgar Degas, The Tub, 1886 IMPRESSIONISM
Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise, 1872 IMPRESSIONISM
Claude Monet, Boulevard des Capucines, 1873, IMPRESSIONISM
Pierre Auguste Renior Moulin de La Gallete, 1876 IMPRESSIONISM
July Monarchy
1830-1848
Second Republic
1848-1851
Second Empire
1852-1870
Neo- Classicism
Western arts that draw inspiration for classical Greece or Rome
French Academy of the Arts
Royal Academy
The Salon
The name given to the annual art exhibition held by the French academy.
Salon de Refuses
A salon which exhibits painter's works rejected by the "official" salon; salon of the rejected
1874
First Impressionist exhibition
Plein Air
painting in the outdoors to directly capture the effects of light and atmosphere on a given object
Peinture Claire
painting on a luminous, light, well lit backgroun
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China. Influences Modernist artists.
Japonisme
A style in French and American nineteenth-century art that was highly influenced by Japanese art, especially prints.
Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jette, 1884- 1886 POST IMPRESSIONISM
Georges Seurat, Chahut, 1889, POST IMPRESSIONISM
VIncent Van Gogh, Night Cafe, 1888, POST IMPRESSIONISM
Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night, 1889 POST IMPRESSIONISM
Paul Gauguin, Vision After The Sermon, 1888 POST IMPRESSIONISM
Paul Gauguin, Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? 1897-1898 POST IMPRESSIONISM
Paul Cezanne, The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque 1885, POST IMPRESSIONISM
Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Basket of Apples, 1893 , POST IMPRESSIONISM
Michel Eugene Chevreul
author of The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors; developed a two dimensional color circle, observed simultaneous contrast, successive contrast, and optical color mixing
Pointilism
technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
Optical Mixing
It is a technique where the painter puts two colors next to each other and let's the brain mix the colors itself. It was used in the Impressionist periods.
Passage Technique
Shapes closed on one side and open on the other so they can merge with adjacent shapes. Also juxtaposes warm and cool colors
Primitivism
a belief in the value of what is simple and unsophisticated, expressed as a philosophy of life or through art or literature.
Les Fauve
wild beasts; the people who used the style of Fauvism for painting; emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over representational or realistic values retained by impressionism
Autumn Salon
Autumn Salon is an annual art exhibition held in Paris, France since 1903. Perceived as a reaction against the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon
Henri Matisse, Luxury, Calm and Delight 1904-05 FAUVISM
Henri Matisse, The Joy of Life, 1905-06 FAUVISM
Henri Matisse, Harmony in Red 1908, FAUVISM
Andre Derain, London Bridge, 1906 FAUVISM
Maurice Vlaminck, Portrait of Derain, 1906 FAUVISM
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street Dresden 1908, EXPRESSIONISM
Emile Nolde, The Last Supper, 1909 EXPRESSIONISM
Eric Heckel, Standing Child, 1910 EXPRESSIONISM
Vasily Kandinsky, Composition VII, 1913 EXPRESSIONISM
Franz Marc, The Large Blue Horses 1911, EXPRESSIONISM
Franz Marc, Stables, 1913-14 EXPRESSIONISM
(Die Br�cke) The Bridge 1905-13
The Bridge: a group of German artists who followed the inspiration of the Fauves. (Kirchner, Nolde, Kokoschka and Kollwitz)
(Der Blaue Reiter) The Blue Rider 1911-14
group of artists interested in conveying emotional and spirituality through form, line, and color
Inner Necessity
the principle of art and the foundation of forms and harmony of colors. the principle of efficient contact of the form with the human soul
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Written by Kandinsky. began to consider his work as abstract. Important that the artist feels his/her way through the work rather than read it.
Picasso, Les Demosielles d'Avignon 1907 CUBISM
Braque, Houses at L'Estaque, 1908 CUBISM
Braque, The Portuguese (The Emigrant) 1911, CUBISM
Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning, 1912 CUBISM
Picasso, Guitar, Sheet of Music, and Wine Glass, 1912 CUBISM
Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending Staircase Number 2, 1912 CUBISM
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Fernand Leger, Three Women, 1921, Cubism
Analytic Cubism, 1909-11
early phase of cubism, characterized by a fragmentary appearance of multiple viewpoints and overlapping planes
Synthetic Cubism 1911-12
later phase of cubism, characterized by simpler shapes and brighter colors