chapter 15 american art 1900-1950 15.1 the early years during the twentieth century, the center of...
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Chapter 15American Art 1900-1950
15.1 The Early Years
During the twentieth century, the center of the art world shifted from Paris to New York City.
Regionalist art — art which depicted the particular place, customs and people where it was created—was common across the United
States. In New York City this was exemplified by the Ashcan School of painters, but in this city artistic energy was also greatly influenced by
immigrant artists who had left Europe as a result of the political upheaval created by two
world wars. These forward thinking artists helped push American art towards modernism
and abstraction.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) The Rocky Mountains, 1863, oil on canvas, 73 x 121”
Bierstadt was born and trained in Europe. He travelled throughout the United States and is famous for the dramatic landscapes he produced of
the American west.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) Niagra Falls, oil on canvas
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)Bierstadt was born and trained in Europe. He travelled throughout the
United States and is famous for the dramatic landscapes he produced of the American west.
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)Bierstadt was born and trained in Europe. He travelled throughout the
United States and is famous for the dramatic landscapes he produced of the American west.
George Inness (1825-1894) The Home of the Heron, 1893, oil on canvas, 30 x 46”
Inness was influenced by the Hudson River School painters; he also studied art in Europe where he saw the works of Corot, Courbet,
Constable and Turner.
George Inness (1825-1894) Oil on canvas The landscapes created by Inness were usually dark, moody,
and implied detail which was not specifically rendered.
George Inness (1825-1894) Oil on canvas The landscapes created by Inness were usually dark, moody,
and implied detail which was not specifically rendered.
George Inness (1825-1894) Oil on canvas The landscapes created by Inness were usually dark, moody,
and implied detail which was not specifically rendered.
George Inness (1825-1894) Oil on canvas The landscapes created by Inness were usually dark, moody,
and implied detail which was not specifically rendered.
Robert Henri(1865-1929)
Snow in New York, 1902
oil on canvas, 32 x 26”
Henri was the leader of a group of
painters known as “The Ashcan
School.” They used everyday urban city life as subject matter
in their pictures.
Most of these images were created
in a very painterly style, which owes as
much to the influence of Frans
Hals as it does to the more contemporary
Impressionists.
Robert Henri(1865-1929)
Most of these images were
created in a very fluidly brushed painterly style, which owes as much to the
influence of Frans Hals as it does to
the more contemporary Impressionists.
Robert Henri (1865-1929)
John Sloan(1871-1951)
Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on
scenes of everyday city life
in his time.
John Sloan(1871-1951)
Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on scenes of city life in
his time.
John Sloan(1871-1951)Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on scenes of city life in his
time.
John Sloan(1871-1951)
McSorley’s Alehouse still
stands today in New York City ‘s
Greenwich Village.
The strong play of light and
dark recalls the way Rembrandt and Caravaggio
directed the viewer’s attention several
centuries earlier.
John Sloan(1871-1951)Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on scenes of city life in his
time.
John Sloan(1871-1951)
Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on scenes of city life in
his time.
John Sloan(1871-1951)
Sloan was a well-known member of the Ashcan
School, concentrating on scenes of city life in
his time.
John Slaon(1871-1951)Renganeschi’
s Saturday Night, 1912,
oil on canvas, 27 x 32”
The rapid brush work and
simplification of detail recalls the
Impressionist work of Manet in
France.
George Bellows(1882-1925)
Bellows studied
painting with Robert Henri,
maintaining a similar look and subject
matter in his artwork.
George Bellows(1882-1925)
Bellows studied
painting with Robert Henri,
maintaining a similar look and subject
matter in his artwork.
George Bellows(1882-1925)
Bellows studied
painting with Robert Henri,
maintaining a similar look and subject
matter in his artwork.
George Bellows
(1882-1925)Cliff Dwellers, 1913, oil on canvas, 39 x
41”
Bellows organized a
complex array of figures into a
simple composition of
darks and lights, implying
rather than specifying
much of the detail.
Henry O. Tanner
(1859-1937)The Banjo Lesson,
1893, oil on canvas, 48x35”
This African-American
painter studied painting in
Philadelphia, under Thomas
Eakins. He went on to study art in Europe and
painted in Paris.
John Singer Sargent
(1856-1925) oil on canvas
Sargent uses
foreshortening in the figure and chair
arm to suggest depth within a very
shallow field of space. The paint
handling is fluid and lively and has a
quality of looseness, but is also filled
with visual detail. The color is
delicate, playing cool against warm
and utilizing complementary
relationships. The very simple
composition avoids becoming static by its asymmetrical
arrangement.
John Singer Sargent
(1856-1925) Watercolor on
paper
Sargent was an accomplished
portrait painter, who worked in oil paint as well as
transparent watercolor.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept at
capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight. Notice how he captures the visual effect of light shining through—and
onto— the opaque tent fabric.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)Sargent was an expert watercolorist, notably adept
at capturing the naturalistic effects of daylight.