Realism/Modernism/Impressionism/Post-Impressionism

Realism

Accurate to real life, not ideal

Realism

Away from the salon

Jean Corot’s Interrupted Reading (Realism)

Jean Corot’s Bridge at Narni (Realism)

Jean Corot’s Souvenir de Montfortaine (Realism)

Jean Corot’s Young Woman at her Toilet (Realism)

Courbet’s Burial at Ornans (Realism)

Courbet’s The Stonebreakers (Realism)

Daumier’s Advice to Young Artist (Realism)

Daumier’s Third-Class Carriage (Realism)

Bonheur’s Horse Fair (Realism)

Modernism

Questioning rules

Modernism

Lack of reason, traditional views, current events

Modernism

subconscious and abstract (less lines/form)

Modernism

Against the status quo

Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass (Modernism)

Manet’s Olympia (Modernism)

Manet’s Bar at Folies Bergere (Modernism)

Manet’s Railway (Modernism)

Impressionism

Catch the first impression

Impressionism

pastel colors, small strokes

Impressionism

more brilliance, less precision

Impressionism

Optical paint mixing, not physical

Impressionism

Open air painting

Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (Impressionism)

Monet’s Water Lilies (Impressionism)

Monet’s Haystacks - End of Summer, Morning (Impressionism)

Monet’s Haystacks - Snow Effect (Impressionsim)

Monet’s Haystacks - Midday (Impressionism)

Monet’s Haystacks - Sunset (Impressionism)

Monet’s House of Parliament (Impressionism)

Monet’s Artist’s House at Argenteuil (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Woman reading (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Oarsmen at Chatou (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Dancer (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Lady at a Piano (Impressionism)

Renoir’s 2 Sisters on the Terrace (Impressionism)

Renoir’s Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Impressionism)

Degas’ New Orleans Cotton Exchange (Impressionism)

Degas’ Stage Rehearsal (Impressionism)

Degas’ Ballet Rehearsal (Impressionism)

Caillebotte’s Paris Street, Rainy Day (Impressionism)

Cassatt’s Child’s Bath (Impressionism)

Cassatt’s Children on the Beach (Impressionism)

Cassatt’s Girl arranging her hair (Impressionism)

Cassatt’s Cup of Tea (Impressionism)

Post-Impressionism

vivid colors, distinct brushstrokes

Post-Impressionism

geometric forms, unnatural/arbitrary color

Post-Impressionism

Analytical/scientific

Cezanne’s Still Life with a Curtain (Post-Imp)

Cezanne’s Chateau Noir (Post-Imp)

Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Potato Eater’s (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Vase with 12 Sunflowers (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Starry Night (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Cypresses (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Red Vineyard (Post-Imp)

Van Gogh’s Nigh Cafe (Post-Imp)

Gauguin’s 2 Tahitian Women (Post-Imp)

Gauguin’s Tahitian Women on Beach (Post-Imp)

Lautrec’s At the Moulin Rouge (Post-Imp)

Lautrec’s lithograph (Post-Imp)