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Art History: Impressionism to Early Modernism (AHIS 206-Winter)

Explore the transition from Realism to Impressionism in Western art history, including key movements and influential artists such as Courbet and Manet. Uncover the shift from idealized subjects to the representation of modern life with a focus on visual accuracy. Discover how Manet's revolutionary approach influenced the birth of early modernism.

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Art History: Impressionism to Early Modernism (AHIS 206-Winter)

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  1. Art History: Impressionism to Early Modernism (AHIS 206-Winter) Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 Instructor, Danielle Hogan Email: hogan_danielle @shaw.ca

  2. Fresh Eyes

  3. Impressionism...how did we get here? Impressionism (1860’s-1886) Neoclassicism (1780 – 1820) Rococo era (1723-72) Romanticism (1800-1850) Realism (1850-1900) Baroque art (1600-1750) Pre Baroque? Yup, lots more great art. But we aren’t covering that…

  4. ‘Realism and the Birth of Impressionism ’

  5. Realism In a sense, Realism had always been a part of Western art. During the Renaissance, artists overcame all technical limitations and represented nature with photographic accuracy. From van Eyck to Vermeer to Velazquez, artist approximated visual reality with consummate skill. But before Realism, artist in the 19th century modified their subjects by idealizing or sensationalizing them. The ‘new’ Realism insisted on precise imitation of visual perceptions without alteration. Realism’s subject matter was totally different. Artists limited themselves to facts of the modern world as they personally experienced them: only what they could see or touch ws considered real. Gods, goddesses, and heros of antiquity were out. Peasants and the urban working class were in. In everything from colour to subject matter, Realism brought a sense of muted sobriety to art. -The Annotated Mona Lisa

  6. French Realism Literary Art

  7. Honoré de Balzac 1842

  8. French Realism Visual Art ‘Show me an angel and I’ll paint one.’ - Courbet

  9. Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet, 1854 Gustave Courbet

  10. “I am fifty years old and I have always lived in freedom; let me end my life free; when I am dead let this be said of me: 'He belonged to no school, to no church, to no institution, to no academy, least of all to any régime except the régime of liberty.' [1]

  11. Gustave Courbet, The Artist's Studio; A real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life, oil on canvas, 1854-55 (Musée d’Orsay, Paris)Gustave Courbet

  12. A Burial at Ornans, 1849-1850, oil on canvas, 314 x 663 cm Gustave Courbet

  13. The Oak at Flagey (The Oak of Vercingetorix)1864Oil on canvas, 35 x 43 3/8 in (89 x 110 cm) Gustave Courbet

  14. The Stormy Sea (or The Wave)1869Oil on canvas3' 10" x 5' 3 1/2" (117 x 160.5 cm) Gustave Courbet

  15. The Cliff at Etretat after the Storm1869Oil on canvas52 3/8 x 63 3/4 in (133 x 162 cm) Gustave Courbet

  16. Sleep1866Oil on canvas Gustave Courbet

  17. Omnia vincit Amor, 1599Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bolognese, 1557–1602)Engraving

  18. The Origin of the World1866Oil on canvas Gustave Courbet

  19. Early Impressionism

  20. Edouard Manet 1832-1883

  21. Edouard Manet -arguably referred to as the Father of Modern Art -Manet’s work is difficult to classify, not quite a realist yet also not fully an impressionist. -He never exhibited with the Impressionists -Classically trained -Often borrowed from great master’s works (as we will see tonight) -What outraged the public and made him a hero to young rebels was his translating to Great Tradition into modern terms. Manet stripped away idealizing mythology to portray modern life candidly. -He alos eliminated the subtle glazing and detailed polish of academic technique. -many felt at the time that his sketchy brushwork gave his paintings and unfinished look. -History credits Manet with launching “the revolution of the color patch.” With this new technique, Manet suggested form through broad, flat, areas of colour. -The public was forced to look anew at the painted picture surface. Notes from, The Annotated Mona Lisa

  22. French Fashion Plate1864

  23. Olympia1865Oil on canvas Edouard Manet

  24. Venus of Urbino 1538Oil on canvas Titian

  25. A Bar at the Folies-Bergere1882Oil on canvas Edouard Manet

  26. A Bar at the Folies-Bergere1882Oil on canvas Edouard Manet

  27. Las Meninas 1656 by Spanish Baroque artist Diego Velázquez

  28. Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe1863Oil on canvas Edouard Manet

  29. Pastoral Concert C1510 By Italian Renaissance artist, Titian or Giorgione

  30. The Balcony 1868–1869 Edouard Manet

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