Perhaps one of the most recognizable paintings of 19th century France is Gustave Caillebote’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day”. The painting was begun in 1876 and finished early in 1877. Gustave Caillebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day” was exhibited for the first time in the Third Impressionist exhibition in Paris, held in 1877. Currently displayed in the Art Institute of Chicago depicts the intersection of the rue de Moscou and the rue de Turin , on the rue de Leningrad from Saint-Lazare Station at its southwest end to the Place Clichy. The street was called the New Paris, or the modern capital of Europe. The streets , buildings and the services that can be seen in the painting had all been built during the artist’s own lifetime. Painted by Gustave Caillebotte “Paris Street; Rainy Day” is the monumentally large painting with dimensions about 9 feet wide and 7 feet high. The medium of this work is oil on canvas. The lines and shapes are both biomorphic and geometric. We can observe biomorphic elements in some parts of the water in the rain-slicked paving stones and the figures as they are walking across them. The lines and pulleys and some parts of the waves are example of geometric elements in the painting. In this nearly life-size figured masterpiece the color scheme has limited range of hues with mostly blues and red accents. There are some strong value contrasts but the overall intensity is fairly dull. Caillebotte’s is giving a complete image of the settling down life in the city after the rainstorm without loose open brush work showing his amazing drawing skills. There is a sense of line , contours and forms that existing in 3 dimensional space. “Paris Street; Rainy Day “ gives... ... middle of paper ... ... for both women and men . Umbrellas were not only protecting people from rain but most importantly play a key role as an accessories for a modern Parisian. In conclusion , Caiebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainny Day” has been called one of the most effective paintings of the modern urban landscape of 19th century Paris. At first we see the image of the city after the rainstorm but upon closer look , it actually revels much more about the social condition and captures the mood of it’s time. It’s popularity is ensured by the fact that though its massage may be uncomfortable it opens our eyes to social problems that we still can relate in modern times. Sources: www.artic.edu/aic/.../artist/Caillebotte,+Gustave Art Institute of Chicago www.britannica.com/.../Gustave-Caillebotte www.npr.org › Arts & Life › Art & Design › Fine Art
Paul Cezanne’s artwork can be found in various museums and galleries around the United States. The Artist Father, Reading “L’Evenment” (1866) is available to be seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Two portraits, Uncle Dominique (1886) and Man with a Straw Hat (1870) are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In California you can find his artwork at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, (Portrait of Antony Valabregue, 1866) and at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, (Farm and Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan, 1844).
2. 1914, De Chirico, Giorgio, Italian, The Melancholy and Mystery of a Street, Oil on canvas, Pittura Metafisica.
The nineteenth century produced a large number of works of art from numerous of artists. Since I have been to the Art Institute in Chicago, I decided to walk through this gallery online. Remembering that when I went there I liked a lot of the artwork that I saw. There I stumbled upon an artwork by Claude Monet called “The beach at Sainte-Adresse’. This painting caught my eye because of the beach scenery. The beach has always been my favorite place to go, where I am able to relax and clear my mind. This is what I was able to feel when I saw this artwork.
Along the far left bank you see a single brick red chimney with a low roof as light wafts of smoke drift toward the left. In the bottom right corner, we see a bit of the bank the perspective is from and bits of grass are also leaning to the left, so one is given the picture of a nice day with at least slight breeze. Towards the center of the painting, you can see large boulders, smoothed, rising out of the river. Far into the distance, past the bank of the river, onto a higher level of the valley area, you see small gathers specks and shapes that represents a small mountain village.
... considered documents of Paris capital of modernity to a great extent. Their subjects, style, and juxtaposition of the transitive and the eternal give effective depictions of life in Paris at the time. Impressionist paintings will stand alongside written documents as records of late nineteenth century Paris for years to come.
When talking about such a diverse subject as Art, opinions on the matter of influences, and even the title of “The First…”, begins to become a bit touchy. When it comes to being the ‘first, true modern art style”, Impressionism usually comes to everyone’s mind, although that can often be greatly debated. I, myself am at a toss-up of whether or not I fully agree or disagree with this argument, however, for the sake of this discussion, I will say that my opinion lies in favor of agreement.
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From the piece of artwork “Rain at the Auvers”. I can see roofs of houses that are tucked into a valley, trees hiding the town, black birds, clouds upon the horizon, hills, vegetation, a dark stormy sky and rain.
This painting consists of three parts, with curving lines distinctly separating each of the parts. The foreground details a brick house with a thatch roof and a person walking along a path, the mid-ground depicts houses further away and the undulating greenery, and the background highlights the break between earth and sky with the tree line. The main objects in the Houses at Auvers are blocky houses, with a path cutting through the landscape and a person on the path. This...
These color schemes hold true for most of the painting, but some exceptions are notable. At each end of the work the outermost character is considerably darker in skin tone than the others. It seems as if they are being shunned from the rest of the crowd because of their body language. The woman on the far right has her back to us as if she is trying to see what the others are doing, and the woman on the far left is holding her head in her hands as if she is upset about something. Another exception to the common coloring themes is the woman to the right of the idol in the distance. Unlike all of the other char...
Claude Monet had traveled to paris to visti “The Louvre” and had witnessed a couple of painters copying from the old masters. He had brought his paints and tools with him and had gone by a window and started painting what he had seen. He had lived in Paris fo...
...t is Impressionism. We see that without Paris and its artists there would have been be no break from the traditions and regulations laid down by the L’École des Beaux-Arts and Le Salon. Without Paris the movement would not have gained the recognition that it did. It was aided by the industrial revolution, the Haussmann project, the growth of le café and the revenue from trade by Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel. We also note how Paris was highly influential in the subjects of impressionist paintings. We see how the camera and colour theory influenced their work as well as how the modern cityscape and social interactions consumed their creations. Even today Paris plays a role in Impressionism. Its museums house some of the greatest examples of period impressionist work on view, showing that nearly two centuries later Paris is still at the heart of Impressionism.
This colour effect with the size of the two characters makes the painting seem realistic. The dark shade
In early 19th century, the French government controlled the academies and salons of paintings. The impressionism took place in second half of 19th century, which was results of French artists rejecting the traditional government sanctioned academic painting that was dominating their arts at the time. The first independent art exhibition was held in 1874 for one month. Few of the famous artists’ who participated and help organize this exhibition was Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renior, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro along with 25 other artists. They displayed approximately 165 paintings during this exhibit. This group of artists referred themselves as the Anonymous Society of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors, etc.
During the 19th century, a great number of revolutionary changes altered forever the face of art and those that produced it. Compared to earlier artistic periods, the art produced in the 19th century was a mixture of restlessness, obsession with progress and novelty, and a ceaseless questioning, testing and challenging of all authority. Old certainties about art gave way to new ones and all traditional values, systems and institutions were subjected to relentless critical analysis. At the same time, discovery and invention proceeded at an astonishing rate and made the once-impossible both possible and actual. But most importantly, old ideas rapidly became obsolete which created an entirely new artistic world highlighted by such extraordinary talents as Vincent Van Gogh, Eugene Delacroix, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Claude Monet. American painting and sculpture came around the age of 19th century. Art originated in Paris and other different European cities. However, it became more popular in United States around 19th century.