Realism and Impressionism

Lesson 2

REALISM IN ART

France – Honoré Daumier (1808-79)

• Daumier was a satirist whose satire was rooted in realistic observation.

• He depicted working-class sympathetically in paintings such The Third-Class Carriage.

• In his Rue Transnonian he expressed horror at injustice and brutality.

Daumier – Two Paintings

Daumier – Third Class Carriage (1863-65)Daumier – Rue Transnonian (1834)

France – Gustave Courbet (1819-77)

• Courbet painted erotic subjects and Romantic self-portraits.

• His unsentimental portraits of contemporary life made him the leading modern Realistic painter.

Courbet’s Burial at Ornans (1849-50)

• No illusionistic depth

• Lack of a formal composition

• Radical approach to subject matter

More About Courbet’s Realism

• Courbet used broken paint surfaces to make the outside world more tangible.

• Courbet’s Realism was associated with left-wing dissidence.

• In his later career he experimented with different approaches to landscapers, still lifes, portraits, and the figure.

Courbet’s The Source of the Loue (1864)

English Colorists

• Constable, Turner, & Bonington influenced French Romantics and the Impressionists.

• Constable’s The Hay Wain (1824) was known for its radiant color.

• Constable’s paintings rarely made reference to the harsh realities of agricultural life during this time.

The Hay Wain (1824)

Ford Maddox Brown (1821-1893)

• Paintings showed realities of working class in England

• This painting is the most complete testament to edifying and redemptive of hard toil.

Pre-Raphaelites

• Founded by:–William Holman Hunt (1827-1910)– John Everett Millais (1829-1896)– Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)

• They wanted to paint their paintings to show the exact textures, colors, light, and outlines of nature.

Hunt – The Hireling Shepherd (1851)