In The Dining Room By Berthe Morisot
BERTHE MORISOT
1841 - 1895
One of the female members of the original French Impressionist group. She painted in a loose and colorful brush style. She was known for her paintings of children and home life. She was a protege of the leading master painter, Edouard Manet, with whom she posed for many paintings. She held, in high regard, his guidance in her progression as a painter. She was one of the first women to pave the way into the main avenue of fine arts.
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The Wave By William Bouguereau
William Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
William Bouguereau was a traditional, classic Academic painter. He was a standing member of the Paris Salon for most of his career.
As the Impressionist put it...he painted in the slick style.
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Le Harve By Eugene Boudin
Eugene Boudin
1824 - 1898
French Seascape Painter
Eugene Boudin was a painter of the sea and sky around the towns of Le Harve, Trouville and many other coastal locations. He exhibited with the original Impressionist, but was one of the few who regularly exhibited with the Paris Salon. He encouraged a young Claude Monet, who lived in Le Harve, to pursue his painting in a serious manner. He was called the master of the sky by other great artist of the day.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Toulouse Lautrec
1864 - 1901
French Post Impressionist
Handicapped with a genetic order from birth, Lautrec painted his way to success around the areas of Montmartre and Paris. A lot of his subjects were the prostitutes and dance hall girls of the city. He was named the official artist in residence at the famous Moulin Rouge. He became well known for his theater poster work. In Paris he was friends with Vincent Van Gough. He was also one of the first painters to make use of the newly invented photographic camera.
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The Delft Vase By Renoir
Pierre-Aguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
Original French Impressionist
One of the original group who worked for many years to place the art form in favor. A large part of subject matter catered around portraits of the affluent and his own family. His style was very rich in texture and color. He was involved in the Franco Prussian War of 1870.
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Women With A Parasol By Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet
1840 - 1926
French Impressionist
Probably, the most well known, and the real force that held the Impressionist movement together. A peerless plien air painter who struggled greatly throughout his lifetime within his creative vision. The name Monet is certainly at the top of the Impressionist list.
The painting above is of his first wife, Camille and their son, Jean, painted in about 1875. Another painting, resembling this one, was painted of his stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschede, in about 1886. He collaborated with all of the emerging masters of the day.
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Wheat Field With Sun Rise By Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
1853 - 1890
Dutch Post Impressionist
Ranks with Monet as one of the most well known painters of the late 19th Century. He produced around 900 paintings, of which most were created in the last two or three years of his life. He suffered many bouts with mental illness and took his own life in 1890. He was considered to be a Post Impressionist, but was also a pioneer of what became known as the Expressionist movement. His style is instantly recognizable from the other painters of the day.
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Femme au chapeau a plumes By Picasso
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Considered the most influential artist of the 20th century. He was mainly known for his paintings, but he was a pioneer in the expansion of modern sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and collage art. His painting covered everything from Impressionism to Cubism. He was the real source for the Cubism movement into the 20th century. Illustrated above is one of his earlier works that resembled the Impression art form.
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"ART IS A LIE THAT MAKES US RELIZE THE TRUTH"
PABLO PICASSO
Apple Picking By Homer
Winslow Homer
1836 - 1910
American Realist
Born in the Boston area, Homer spent his young life under the influence of his mother who was a gifted watercolorist. He was mostly a self taught artist who resisted instruction from the masters of the day. After years of developing his style, he became a popular illustrator for the days famous magazines and periodicals. He never taught in a school or privately, but his work influenced a future generation of painters
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Madame Matisse By Matisse
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
He was best known as a painter, but along with Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, he helped define the revolutionary developments of the plastic arts. His paintings exhibited a fluid color implementation and original draughtsmanship.
He is considered a 20th Century icon.
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Summertme By Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
Impressionist
Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania to a family of means, but spent most of her life in France involved in the arts of the day. She was known as a painter who was also involved in printmaking. She exhibited with the original Impressionist and was a close friend and collaborator with Edgar Degas. The life of women and children were the main subjects of her canvases. She died in Paris in 1926.
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