"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world."~ Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
In the village of Cagnes-sur-mer, France in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Pierre-Auguste Renoir died on the 3rd of December, 1919 at the age of 78. During his lifetime he had many supporters and followers, and it was clear that being an artist was not just an occupation to him, but a way of life. REWIND. An exceptionally talented baby was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France. This beautifully artistic baby was named Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
During his lifetime, Renoir’s biggest supporters were his family. In 1890, Pierre-Auguste Renoir married his longtime girlfriend Aline Victoria Charigot. She served as a model for Renoir in his painting Les Dejeuner des Canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party). Just like most artists, it was said that Renoir had a romantic affair with a seamstress that soon became his model around 1867, her name was Lise Trehot. It was said that she had given birth to his first child Jeanne in 1870.Wether this statement was true or not, Renoir never publicly regarded his supposed first child during his lifetime. Nevertheless, Renoir had his first legal child Pierre in 1885, his second son Jean in 1894 and his final son Claude in 1901, with his beloved wife Aline. Eventually, Jean became a successful filmmaker of note and Pierre became an efficacious stage and film actor. Throughout his lifetime, Renoir painted many works of his wife and his daily family life, including his children and nurse; Gabrielle Renard, Aline’s dear cousin.
Other than his family, Renoir was influenced by many different people. Early in his career, he was an apprentice to a porcelain painter, and under his guidance, learned...
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... the vivacious flamboyant and saturated colors he used, but also particularly admired because of his talent to beautifully unite the figures with each other and their surroundings. In the late 1860s, Claude Monet and Renoir came to a conclusion that shadows were not black or brown, but in reality reflected the color of the objects surrounding them. After in 1890, Renoir used thin brush storkes and opted for a more sketchy style, focusing more on the outlines of figures. He outstandingly combined a blissful perspective with bold contrasting lines alluring the audience. Very late in his career did Renoir use very strong colors and thick brush strokes to capture the audience's attention. Nevertheless, throughout Renoir's successful artistic life, his artwork represented more than just paint on a canvas, but the warmth and richness of the world and all the people in it.
Throughout history, women have been portrayed as the passive, subdued creatures whose opinions, thoughts, and goals were never as equal as those of her male counterparts. Although women have ascended the ladder of equality to some degree, today it is evident that total equalization has not been achieved. Simone De Beauvoir, feminist and existential theorist, recognized and discussed the role of women in society today. To Beauvoir, women react and behave through the scrutiny of male opinion, not able to differentiate between their true character and that which is imposed upon them. In this dangerous cycle women continue to live up to the hackneyed images society has created, and in doing so women feel it is necessary to reshape their ideas to meet the expectations of men. Women are still compelled to please men in order to acquire a higher place in society - however, in doing this they fall further behind in the pursuit of equality.
“Renoir’s particular ambition was to paint works in joyful hues from which all trace of narrative is excluded” 1, quotes Jean LeyMarie author of Renoir; And truer words about Renoir’s work can not be spoken. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French born painter whose collaborations with other notable artists, among them Manet, Delacroix, and Monet 2, helped to influence and shape the budding Impressionist movement. The renowned painter began his humble upbringing in Limoges, France in 1841; The son of a tailor, his parents found him work with a porcelain decorator, which was the beginning of his lengthy career as an artist, and perhaps were his passion for translucent and luscious colors were established 3. While Renoir is well known for his paintings of women, couples, and various other human subjects, his work on flowers is equally as impressive. The work this essay will discuss is the painting Chrysanthemums, painted in 1881-82. Currently located in the Ryerson Collection in Gallery 201 of the Art Institute of Chicago.
...rovence. A year after his death in 1907 his paintings were displayed in Paris in a large museum-like retrospective. This viewing affected the direction of new and upcoming artist, which elevated him to his position as one of the most significant artists of the 19th century and to the creation of Cubism.
“I don 't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” – Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, the leader of the Fauvist movement and master of aesthetic order, was born in Le Cateau-Cambresis in northern France on December 31, 1869. The son of a middle-class family, he studied and began to practice law. In 1890, however, while recovering slowly from an attack of appendicitis, his mother bought him a paint set and he became intrigued by the practice of painting. In 1892, having given up his law career, he went to Paris to study art formally. His first teachers were academically trained and relatively conservative, Matisse’s own early style was a conventional form of naturalism, and he made many copies after the old masters. He also studied more contemporary art, especially that of the impressionists, and he began to experiment, earning a reputation as a rebellious member of his studio classes.
Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in the rectory of Zundert in Barbant (Burra). His father was a soft-spoken Dutch clergyman. The only thing Van Gogh got from his father, was the desire to be involved in the family church. Even at an early age, Vincent showed artistic talent but neither he nor his parents imagined that painting would take him where it did later in life. One of his first jobs came at the age of sixteen, as an art dealer’s assistant. He went to work for Goupil and Company, an art gallery where an uncle had been working for some time. Three of his father’s brothers were art dealers, and he was christened after the most distinguished of his uncles, who was manager of the Hague branch of the famous Goupil Galleries (Meier-Graefe). His parents were poor, so his rich uncle offered to take him ...
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance,” –Aristotle
Claude Monet played an essential role in a development of Impressionism. He created many paintings by capturing powerful art from the world around him. He was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. Later, his family moved to Le Havre, Normandy, France because of his father’s business. Claude Monet did drawings of the nature of Normandy and time spent along the beaches and noticing the nature. As a child, his father had always wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he was interested in becoming an artist. He was known by people for his charcoal caricatures, this way he made money by selling them by the age of 15. Moreover, Claude went to take drawing lessons with a local artist, but his career in painting had not begun yet. He met artist Eugène Boudin, who became his teacher and taught him to use oil paints. Claude Monet
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. He was born February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France and died December 3, 1919 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.
Claude Monet is often considered one of greatest most dedicated of the Impressionist painters. His aim was to catch the light and atmosphere, something that was scarcely done before. He enjoyed painting outdoors and developed a free and spontaneous painting technique. His brushwork is remarkably flexible and varied. He often changed his technique, sometimes broad and sweeping other times dappled and sparkling.
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was born on November 12th 1840 in Paris, France. Very few would dispute the statement that Rodin was the greatest genius in the world of sculpture in the late 19th century. There were very few artists who faced the criticism; slander and personal insults during their lifetimes as was given to Rodin likewise there are few artists who have known such personal glory during their carriers. Rodin's sculpture was so powerful and original that those in control of the art world did not understand him in his day. He was refused admittance into the Ecole des Beaux-Arts three times and was the brunt of many articles criticizing his works. His talent and art was so powerful that despite all of the official disdain he received he was able to overcome these obstacles placed in his path and emerged on the international scene attracting collectors from around the world to his studio seeking his works. Rodin's youth was spent drawing and sculpting at an early age. He spent much of his time at the Louver where he met Antoine Louis Barye. After his three refusals of admission to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts the eighteen-year-old Rodin worked as a craftsman and jewelry maker as well as at other odd jobs. His beloved sister died in 1862, which shook Rodin greatly, and he entered the Fathers of the Saint-Sacrament. It was there that he created his second sculpture, a bust of father Piere-Julien Eynard, his first bust being that of his own father. After two years Rodin reali...
In 1862, Claude Debussy was born as the oldest of five children of his parents, Manuel-Achille and Victorine Debussy. Although his family garnered a rather meager income, due to his piano skills, and the sponsorship of a wealthy millionariess he joined the Paris Conservatory at age eleven. Later, upon received scholarship from musical competition, he studied at the Villa Medici the music of German composer Richard Wagner, whose influence with Debussy lasted. He married Rosalie Texier in 1899, but their relationship ended by divorce in 1904. In 19...
Henri Matisse was born December 31st, 1869 to two storeowners, Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of artist in Henri because while working as a lawyer’s assistant he took up a drawing course (Essers 7). It was for curtain design but it seemed to be destiny for a lawyer’s assistant to take up such a distant hobby as drawing.
When most people think of Paul Cezanne, they think of two words genius and painting. For these two words he is consider by far to be the Father of modern painting. Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839. He was to die in the same town in 1906.
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